Finding of Moses
Maker
Circle of
Hans Speckaert (artist)
c. 1540-1575/77
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1568-1640
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1618-1682
Hans Speckaert (artist)
c. 1540-1575/77
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1568-1640
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1618-1682
Title
Finding of Moses
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash and white bodycolour on laid paper, with traces of brown ink framing lines mostly trimmed away, laid down on Japanese tissue
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 29.6 cm
Width: 29.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.148
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
Sir William Stirling Maxwell (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, E. Parsons & Sons (London), 1921, probably cat. 38 but does not match any of the Murillo lots as described and Witt did not specify which Parsons sale, as he did for his other purchases from this sale; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (£2.4); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Bolzoni, Marco Simone, Il Cavalier Giuseppe Cesari d'Arpino, Rome, Ugo Bozzi Editore 2013
p. 430
Attribution Revoked
Röttgen, Herwarth, '[Review]. Brussels. Fiamminghi a Roma', The Burlington Magazine,, 137, 1108, Jul. 1995, pp. 472-74
pp. 473-74
fig. 65 on p. 472
attributes it fully to Hans Speckaert
p. 430
Attribution Revoked
Röttgen, Herwarth, '[Review]. Brussels. Fiamminghi a Roma', The Burlington Magazine,, 137, 1108, Jul. 1995, pp. 472-74
pp. 473-74
fig. 65 on p. 472
attributes it fully to Hans Speckaert
Inscriptions
Watermark: lower centre: shield containing a 5-pointed star, above a large capital "M" (matches Briquet 8392 - Ferrara 1580).
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
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