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Entombment

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1611-1678

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1612-1667

Title

Entombment

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

black chalk, pen and grey and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, laid down on a support

Dimensions

Height: 30.3 cm
Width: 21.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1479

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords







Provenance

E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3.55 as by Mazo); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 19
p. 95

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: a crowned oval stacked above two circles, a Latin cross in the oval, two circular letters in the centre circle, possibly a “B” in the lower circle (resembles in type but not a match with Heawood 251-264 - paper from Amsterdam and the UK, dated second half of 17th century).

Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: lower right, graphite: “del Mazo”.

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