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Gethsemane

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1654-1714

Title

Gethsemane

Medium

red chalk on laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 31.4 cm
Width: 22.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1711

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

possibly Williams & Sutch (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower left, graphite: "N N" Mount: Verso: upper left, graphite: "2667/No28"; centre, graphite: "Passeri, Gian Battista / b. Rome c 1610+1679. / "was a friend of Domenichino + a / follower of his style.""; lower centre, graphite: "Passeri"; lower right, graphite: "CW / Tess" [same mark on D.1952.RW.1725 and 1726 - possibly related to Williams & Sutch] Paper removed from mount: brown ink: "Passer" [in envelope labelled as from Bill Bradford]

Watermark: Recto: upper centre: Medici coat of arms.

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