Two putti on clouds
Maker
(artist)
1618-1682
1618-1682
Title
Two putti on clouds
Date of Production
1675 - 1679
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 7.7 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.153
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, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 16 February 1921, lot 249; presumably purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); their sale, cat. 38, 1921, lot 393; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952), L.2228b (15 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 11/02/1980-29/03/1980
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
Literature
Brown, Jonathan, Murillo: virtuoso draftsman, New Haven and London 2012
no. 85
Illus. p. 211
Mulcahy, Rosemary, 'Review: Spanish drawings in the Courtauld Gallery. Complete catalogue. By Zahira Véliz' in 'The Burlington Magazine', September 2011 - pp. 646-47; CLIV
p. 646
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 40
Illus. p. 145 ...More
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 1980
cat. no. 61
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 35
Murillo and his drawings, The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1976-1977
cat. no. 89
no. 89
Illus. p. 177
Spanish Baroque Drawings in North America Collections, University of Kansas Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, 1974
p. 31 ...Less
no. 85
Illus. p. 211
Mulcahy, Rosemary, 'Review: Spanish drawings in the Courtauld Gallery. Complete catalogue. By Zahira Véliz' in 'The Burlington Magazine', September 2011 - pp. 646-47; CLIV
p. 646
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 40
Illus. p. 145 ...More
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 1980
cat. no. 61
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 35
Murillo and his drawings, The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1976-1977
cat. no. 89
no. 89
Illus. p. 177
Spanish Baroque Drawings in North America Collections, University of Kansas Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, 1974
p. 31 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink: “Murillo”.
Collector's mark: Removed from a former mount and now mounted separately with the drawing: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink: “Murillo”.
Collector's mark: Removed from a former mount and now mounted separately with the drawing: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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