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Virgin and Child appearing to Saint Francis

Maker

(artist)
1600-1637

Title

Virgin and Child appearing to Saint Francis

Medium

red and black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, squared in red chalk with brown ink framing lines, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 26.4 cm
Width: 19.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1835

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 Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830); Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Inscription: Mercati Brisoli

Inscription: No 79 [or 19]

Inscription: Giovan Batt Mercati Brisali

Inscription: Giam battista Marcati brisolo [?]

Inscription: 3274

Inscription: #5

Collector's mark: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445)

Watermark: Recto: left of centre: a circle with a double border - unable to identify what it contains.

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