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Apparition of an angel to a saint

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1628-1719

Title

Apparition of an angel to a saint

Date of Production

1656-1658 (?)

Medium

pen and ink (brown), wash (brown), bodycolour (white) on blue-prepared laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 38 cm
Width: 24.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1809

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

Mrs Galippe; presumably in her sale, de Vries (Amsterdam), 27 - 29 March 1923; Jacques Arnal; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 9 July 1924, lot 42; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to backing sheet and media.

Inscription: C[arlo Cignani?]

Inscription: 165[6?8?]

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

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