Saint Augustine of Hippo in the wilderness (?)
Maker
Attributed to
Francisco Camilo (artist)
1615-1671
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1600-1699
Francisco Camilo (artist)
1615-1671
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1600-1699
Title
Saint Augustine of Hippo in the wilderness (?)
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black and white chalk with stumping on buff laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 29.5 cm
Width: 20.6 cm
Width: 20.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1960
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
John Thane, London (1748-1818), L.1544; Christian David Ginsburg, Palmer's Green, England (1831-1914); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 25
ill. on p. 107
no. 25
ill. on p. 107
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre possibly a lily or coat of arms (could be in the backing sheet as is clearer from the verso, but can’t tell with thickness of the two textured papers)
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, black ink: John Thane (L.1544). Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, brown ink: “From Thane’s Collection”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, black ink: John Thane (L.1544). Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, brown ink: “From Thane’s Collection”.
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