Angel playing a cello, seen from the rear
Maker
(artist)
1530-1574
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1694-1752
Formerly attributed to
Jean-Germain Drouais (artist)
1763-1788
1530-1574
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1694-1752
Formerly attributed to
Jean-Germain Drouais (artist)
1763-1788
Title
Angel playing a cello, seen from the rear
Medium
chalk (black and white) squared in chalk (black) on blue-grey laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 34.7 cm
Width: 22.4 cm
Width: 22.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1528
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
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956
Inscriptions
Inscription: 878-1
Inscription: 21
Inscription: 66
Inscription: Drouais (J)
Inscription: Drouais
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: 1528 ex Coypel GAMBARA
Inscription: 21
Inscription: 66
Inscription: Drouais (J)
Inscription: Drouais
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: 1528 ex Coypel GAMBARA
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