Flight of Cain
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1606-1680
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1606-1680
Title
Flight of Cain
Date of Production
1675 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink, grey wash, white bodycolour, the figure at right traced over in graphite, on blue laid paper, with brown ink framing lines almost entirely trimmed away, laid down on a historic mount with ink, wash and gold borders
Dimensions
Height: 16.5 cm
Width: 21.9 cm
Width: 21.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1674
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.1671-1673); 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: “Flight of Cain G.F. Grimaldi / 17th Century“; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “1674“. Mount (historic), Verso (card backing partially removed): upper centre, graphite?: “J. 9“; upper centre, graphite?: “R“. Witt mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower left and right, graphite: “Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi / Italian 1606-1680 / 1674 Flight of Cain“.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto, lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, graphite: “Flight of Cain G.F. Grimaldi / 17th Century“; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “1674“. Mount (historic), Verso (card backing partially removed): upper centre, graphite?: “J. 9“; upper centre, graphite?: “R“. Witt mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower left and right, graphite: “Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi / Italian 1606-1680 / 1674 Flight of Cain“.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto, lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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