Cain slaying Abel
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1606-1680
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1606-1680
Title
Cain slaying Abel
Date of Production
1675 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on blue laid paper, laid down on a historic mount with ink, wash and gold borders
Dimensions
Height: 16.4 cm
Width: 21.8 cm
Width: 21.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1673
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
anonymous sale, Christie's (London), 23 July 1923, lot 54 (as Grimaldi, with D.1952.RW.1671, 1672 and 1674); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1.05 each); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, graphite: “Death of Abel.“; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “1673“. Witt mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower left and right, graphite: “Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi / Italian 1606-1680 / 1673 / Death of Abel“.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, graphite: “Death of Abel.“; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “1673“. Witt mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower left and right, graphite: “Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi / Italian 1606-1680 / 1673 / Death of Abel“.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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