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Susannah and the Elders (recto)
Christ crucified (fragment) (verso)

Maker

Follower of
(artist)
1601-1667

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1724

Title

Susannah and the Elders (recto)
Christ crucified (fragment) (verso)

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

traces of charcoal, pen and brown ink over brown-grey ink, with brown ink framing lines (recto), black chalk (verso), on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 9.4 cm
Width: 8.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.176

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

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 411 (with D.1952.RW.177, mounted together); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (9 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Mulcahy, Rosemary, 'Review: Spanish drawings in the Courtauld Gallery. Complete catalogue. By Zahira Véliz' in 'The Burlington Magazine', September 2011 - pp. 646-47; CLIV
p. 646

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 70
Illus. p. 207

Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 3

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower left, dark brown ink, former attribution: "Valdez".

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