Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
Maker
(artist)
1527-1585
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
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
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
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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