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Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

Maker

(artist)
1527-1585

Title

Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

Date of Production

(circa) 1564

Medium

graphite, pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 12.9 cm
Width: 30.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1947

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

George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), L.1531 (lower right); probably his sale, T. Philipe (London), 10 - 17 June 1811, lot 116 (as 'Simeon in the Temple'); purchased there by William Roscoe, Liverpool (1753-1831); his sale, Thomas Winstanley & Co. (Liverpool), 23 - 28 September 1816, lot 144; purchased there by Watson; F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Die Geometrie der figur. Luca Cambiaso und die Folgen, Felix Nussbaumhaus/Osnabruck Museum of Cultural History, Osnabruck, 28/01/2007-22/04/2007

Literature

Geometrie der Figur: Luca Cambiaso und die moderne Kunst, Kulturgeschichtliches Museum, Osnabruck, 2007
p. 70
Fig. p. 71

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: possibly at centre but unable to see clearly due to mount.

Inscription: born 1527 died 1585

Inscription: B. 1527.

Inscription: K.

Inscription: M / No. 9 //

Inscription: 4 Nr. £50 / 228 //

Inscription: No. 713. Cangiagio

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Earl Spencer (L.1531)

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

Label: RJ

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