Three male nudes (recto)
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1467-1551
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1486-1551
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1477-1549
(artist)
1467-1551
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1486-1551
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1477-1549
Title
Three male nudes (recto)
Date of Production
(circa) 1505
Medium
red chalk (recto), black chalk (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 22.6 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1852
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
B. Grahame, 1878; Sir Edward John Poynter, London (1836-1919); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 24 - 25 April 1918, lot 175 (as by Sodoma); Robert Langton Douglas (1864-1951); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Literature
Rinaldi, Furio, 'Giralamo Genga as a draftsman' in 'Master Drawings', 2014 - pp. 3-58; 52, 1
no. B6
Fig. 68 on p. 47
as 'Attributed to Genga'
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 77
no. B6
Fig. 68 on p. 47
as 'Attributed to Genga'
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 77
Inscriptions
Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, graphite: 11.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Edward John Poynter (L.874).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: Recto: right centre: circle containing circular flower with a stem and two segmented leaves (see drawing in file. no match found in Briquet, Piccard or Heawood).
Label: Removed from mount, now added to curatorial file: handwritten and printed: Royal Academy Exhibition of the Works of the Old Masters, 1879: "Name of Artist Dom. Beccafumi / Title of Work Three Nude Figures / Name and Address of Proprietor Edward J. Poynter Esq. / 28 Albert Gate
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Edward John Poynter (L.874).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: Recto: right centre: circle containing circular flower with a stem and two segmented leaves (see drawing in file. no match found in Briquet, Piccard or Heawood).
Label: Removed from mount, now added to curatorial file: handwritten and printed: Royal Academy Exhibition of the Works of the Old Masters, 1879: "Name of Artist Dom. Beccafumi / Title of Work Three Nude Figures / Name and Address of Proprietor Edward J. Poynter Esq. / 28 Albert Gate
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