A flying angel and subsidiary studies of his left arm
Maker
(artist)
1659-1722
1659-1722
Title
A flying angel and subsidiary studies of his left arm
Date of Production
(circa) 1700
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 19.2 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1978
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
Sotheby's (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Gaehtgens, Barbara, Adriaen van der Werff (1659-1722), Munich 1987
pp. 142 and 281 under no. 52
fig. 52c on p. 280
pp. 142 and 281 under no. 52
fig. 52c on p. 280
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: Recto: right centre edge, fragment: top of a crowned shield containing a horn. Support (historic), Verso: centre: two circular shields, possibly Vryheyt? Doesn’t seem thick enough to be two sheets of paper but seems to be two separate watermarks. Secondary support (removed but still mounted with the drawing): centre: Strasburg lily containing a “P” above a “4” above an inverse “v” above monogram “VDL” (matches – though larger than – Heawood 1848 – London 1775).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite: “£1.11.6”; lower right edge, graphite: “Chevr + Vanderwert”. Secondary support (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: upper right corner, graphite: “37”; lower centre, brown ink: “Vanderwert.”. Secondary support (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Verso: upper right, graphite, unclear: “Roberts […]est x Worlidge 1/9/- / 2ct [?] //”; right of centre, graphite: “uc/”.
Collector's mark: Verso (no longer visible, but shows through): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite: “£1.11.6”; lower right edge, graphite: “Chevr + Vanderwert”. Secondary support (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: upper right corner, graphite: “37”; lower centre, brown ink: “Vanderwert.”. Secondary support (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Verso: upper right, graphite, unclear: “Roberts […]est x Worlidge 1/9/- / 2ct [?] //”; right of centre, graphite: “uc/”.
Collector's mark: Verso (no longer visible, but shows through): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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