Our Lady of the Fair Wind
Maker
Domingo Martinez (artist)
1688-1749
1688-1749
Title
Our Lady of the Fair Wind
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, framed in black chalk
Dimensions
Height: 28.2 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1639
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
navigators
Provenance
E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3.25); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Spanish Line - From Ribera to Picasso, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/10/2011-15/01/2012
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
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 97
Illus. on p. 267
Nyerges, Eva, 'La serpiente de metal? Un boceto atribuído a Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante' in 'In sapientia libertas: escritos en homenaje a Alfonso Peréz Sánchez', Madrid and Seville 2007
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 51
no. 97
Illus. on p. 267
Nyerges, Eva, 'La serpiente de metal? Un boceto atribuído a Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante' in 'In sapientia libertas: escritos en homenaje a Alfonso Peréz Sánchez', Madrid and Seville 2007
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 51
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge, fragment: top of a crowned shield (from limited fragment, resembles in type Churchill 412 - dated 17th century).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed by the artist: “Dominicus Martinez del. et fecit. Hispal.s~”. Verso: lower right, graphite: “16”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed by the artist: “Dominicus Martinez del. et fecit. Hispal.s~”. Verso: lower right, graphite: “16”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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