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Saint Matthew and an angel

Maker

(artist)
1527-1585

Title

Saint Matthew and an angel

Medium

graphite, pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines mostly trimmed way, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 39.4 cm
Width: 26.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1842

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

William Bell Scott, London (1811-1890); P.M. Barnard (Tunbridge Wells), no. 351; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1592

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermarks: none evident in the drawing sheet. Backing sheet: lower centre: large six-pointed star above a circle containing single-line letter “P” or “B” [?] (nothing similar found in Briquet, Piccard or Heawood).

Inscription: Cangiagio

Inscription: 82

Inscription: Backing sheet, Recto? (visible via transmitted light): upper centre, graphite: "S 8"; lower right, pen and ink: "canto 8.0" [?].

Inscription: 10

Inscription: Cambiaso Lucas 1527-1585 / Genoa //

Inscription: Coll. W. BellScott

Inscription: 18

Collector's mark: collector's mark of William Bell Scott (L.2607)

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

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