Susannah and the Elders (recto)
Christ crucified (fragment) (verso)
Maker
Follower of
(artist)
1601-1667
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1724
(artist)
1601-1667
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1724
Title
Susannah and the Elders (recto)
Christ crucified (fragment) (verso)
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
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
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".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, dark brown ink, former attribution: "Valdez".
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