Head of Saint John the Baptist, and an angel with a salver
Maker
Circle of
(artist)
1622-1690
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1724
(artist)
1622-1690
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1724
Title
Head of Saint John the Baptist, and an angel with a salver
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 9.7 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.177
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.176, as by Lúcas de Valdés Leal); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (9 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 11/02/1980-29/03/1980
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 45
Illus. p. 155
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 1980
cat. no. 65
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 37 ...More
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 26 ...Less
no. 45
Illus. p. 155
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 1980
cat. no. 65
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 37 ...More
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 26 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, brown ink: “otro Señor [?] / otro lado”; lower left edge, brown ink: “Valdez”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, brown ink: “otro Señor [?] / otro lado”; lower left edge, brown ink: “Valdez”.
Collector's mark: none.
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