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Head of Saint John the Baptist, and an angel with a salver

Maker

Circle of
(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

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

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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

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

Inscriptions

Watermark: 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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