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Nativity

Maker

Spain or Portugal (?) 18th century (artist)
1700-1799

Title

Nativity

Date of Production

1699-1701

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour, on buff laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 31.7 cm
Width: 23.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1484

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. (£3.35); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 93
Illus. on p. 257

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: upper centre - unable to see more clearly due to rough quality paper and backing sheet behind.

Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite, the number circled: “A Cano / 67p. //”.

Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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