Head of a bearded man
Maker
(artist)
1578-1615
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1557-1602
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
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.
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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