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Head of a bearded man

Maker

(artist)
1578-1615

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1557-1602

Title

Head of a bearded man

Date of Production

1578 - 1615

Medium

red and white chalk on blue paper, on a historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 24.9 cm
Width: 19.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1741

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

John Rushout, Earl of Northwick (1770-1859); his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 1-4 November 1920, lot 40 (as Agostino Carracci, 'Head of an aged saint'); F.B. Neumayer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (with others); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso (only visible via transmitted light b/c of the mount): lower right edge, ink: “6”. Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite: “Agustino Carvagia”. Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre, graphite: “13”.

Collector's mark: none.

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