Guardian Angels Walking with a Child (recto)
Fragment of a landscape (verso)
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1627-1685
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1600-1681
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1614-1685
(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)
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
Width: 9.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.174
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
Related Works
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.
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, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/10/2011-15/01/2012
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
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
no. 43
Illus. p. 152
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 41
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
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