Design for a stained-glass window - stories of Saint Genevieve
Maker
(artist)
1500-1599
1500-1599
Title
Design for a stained-glass window - stories of Saint Genevieve
Date of Production
1530 - 1540
Medium
grey ink and grey wash on laid paper, cut into a pointed arch, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 21.8 cm
Width: 26.2 cm
Width: 26.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1510
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
H.E. Morritt; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 22 March 1923, lot 25; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£5); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Paris de Clovis à Dagobert, Hôtel de Ville de Paris, 16/10/1996-05/01/1997
Exhibition of Belgian and Flemish Art 1300-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1927
Exhibition of Belgian and Flemish Art 1300-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1927
Literature
Paris de Clovis à Dagobert, Hôtel de Ville de Paris, 1996-97
cat. no. 149
p. 149
Exhibition of Belgian and Flemish Art 1300-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London 1927, 1927
cat. no. 149
p. 149
Exhibition of Belgian and Flemish Art 1300-1900, Royal Academy of Arts, London 1927, 1927
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper right: bunch of grapes (matches Briquet 13065 – Lyon 1485-1530, variants Ambérieu, 1520 and Autun 1520).
Inscription: Recto: lower right of centre edge, brown ink: “martin”. Verso: lower centre brown ink: “martin Hoc”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right of centre edge, brown ink: “martin”. Verso: lower centre brown ink: “martin Hoc”.
Collector's mark: none.
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