Priest elevating the Host during Mass
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1610-1674
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1610-1674
Title
Priest elevating the Host during Mass
Date of Production
1600 - 1650
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, framed in brown ink, laid down on a support
Dimensions
Height: 17.3 cm
Width: 11.3 cm
Width: 11.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.170
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 390 (with D.1952.RW.171 and 172); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (15 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 87
Illus. p. 248
no. 87
Illus. p. 248
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: none in the drawing. Support (historic), Recto: right centre edge, fragment: top of a Strasburg lily.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “m”. Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, brown ink: “Pedro de moya” [u over the y]; lower right corner, graphite, Witt number: “170”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “m”. Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, brown ink: “Pedro de moya” [u over the y]; lower right corner, graphite, Witt number: “170”.
Collector's mark: none.
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