Saint Matthew and an angel
Maker
(artist)
1527-1585
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
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)
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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