God the Father blessing
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1598-1664
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1598-1664
Title
God the Father blessing
Date of Production
1600 - 1650
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, squared in red chalk over graphite, framed in graphite, laid down (no stylus marks visible - examined under microscope)
Dimensions
Height: 10.9 cm
Width: 18 cm
Width: 18 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.179
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, 1921, probably cat. 38, though does not match any lot as described and Witt did not specify which Parsons sale, unlike his other Spanish purchases from that sale; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952), L.2228b (15 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 49
Illus. p. 163
no. 49
Illus. p. 163
Inscriptions
Watermark: lower centre edge, fragment: portion of a circle.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black : Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black : Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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