Lamentation over the dead Christ by two angels (recto)
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1578-1649
Formerly attributed to
(Artists)
1550-1628
(artist)
1578-1649
Formerly attributed to
(Artists)
1550-1628
Title
Lamentation over the dead Christ by two angels (recto)
Date of Production
1595 - 1649
Medium
red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour (now discoloured) on laid paper, with black ink framing lines, upper left corner made up (recto), pen and brown ink by a later hand (verso)
Dimensions
Height: 35.5 cm
Width: 30.2 cm
Width: 30.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1966
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
Sir Charles Greville (1763-1832), L.549; by descent to his nephew George Guy, Earl of Warwick (1818-1893), L.2600; his estate sale, Christie’s (London), 20 - 21 May 1896, lot 253; purchased there by Richardson; purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Institute of Fine Art, New York, 01/10/1953-01/11/1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Exhibition of Venetian paintings and drawings, Matthiesen Gallery, London, 1939
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Exhibition of Venetian paintings and drawings, Matthiesen Gallery, London, 1939
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: circle containing an anchor, topped by a cross made of diamond-shaped arms (similar but slightly larger than Briquet 568 – Verona 1591-93 and a variant from Catania 1597).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: “Barotius”; lower left edge, graphite: “F Barotius.”.
Collector's mark: Recto: right lower edge, stamped in black ink: Earl of Warwick (L.2600). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Charles Greville (L.549); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: “Barotius”; lower left edge, graphite: “F Barotius.”.
Collector's mark: Recto: right lower edge, stamped in black ink: Earl of Warwick (L.2600). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Charles Greville (L.549); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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