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Saint Augustine of Hippo in the wilderness (?)

Maker

Attributed to
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

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

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”.

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