Guardian Angels Walking with a Child (recto)
Fragment of a landscape (verso)

Copyright

Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
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Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1627-1685
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1600-1681
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1614-1685

Title

Guardian Angels Walking with a Child (recto)
Fragment of a landscape (verso)

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto and verso) on laid paper, trimmed unevenly so is longer at top edge to accommodate angel’s wings

Dimensions

Height: 13.4 cm
Width: 9.2 cm

Object Number

D.1952.RW.174

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display
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Keywords

Related Works (1)

Guardian angel walking with a child (recto) D.1952.RW.175
Guardian angel walking with a child (recto)

Label Text

Brilliant in their swift execution and at the same time powerful and nuanced in expression, these sketches of angels (the other is D.1952.RW.175) come from a single sheet cut apart at some point in its history. Reflecting the popular subject of the mighty guardian angel who leads the Christian soul disguised as a child, the studies present two variations on the theme: one angel points dramatically skyward, indicating the ‘true way’ towards heaven; the other is more modest and reflective.

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

Inscription: none.

Collector's mark: none.

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 405 (with D.1952.RW.173 and 175, as by Francisco Rizi); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (£1.35); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

The Spanish Line - From Ribera to Picasso, Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/10/2011-15/01/2012
Spanish Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, March 1978-May 1978

Literature

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 43
Illus. p. 152
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 41

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