Virgin and Child enthroned with saints
Maker
(artist)
1610-1670
1610-1670
Title
Virgin and Child enthroned with saints
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 29.7 cm
Width: 20.7 cm
Width: 20.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.200
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
Paul Sandby, London (1725-1809), L.2112; Charles Fairfax Murray, London (1849-1919) [not evident in the catalogue of his estate sale at Christie's, 30 January 1920, though not all drawings were listed in detail]; F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (15 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: Sirani Vecchio. Former backing (removed, now missing, recorded in condition report dated 1984): ink over pencil: Lh 51/ / F_D_ . The backing predated Sandby’s stamp, as it had been pressed through to the back.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black : Paul Sandby (L.2112).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: Sirani Vecchio. Former backing (removed, now missing, recorded in condition report dated 1984): ink over pencil: Lh 51/ / F_D_ . The backing predated Sandby’s stamp, as it had been pressed through to the back.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black : Paul Sandby (L.2112).
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