Calling of Saint Matthew
Maker
(artist)
1660-1719
1660-1719
Title
Calling of Saint Matthew
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, incised for transfer
Dimensions
Height: 31.5 cm
Width: 21.4 cm
Width: 21.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2050
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
Jacques Arnal (dates?); purchased from him by J.H.J. Mellaert (London), n.d.; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: Strasburg lily above "4" above monogram "WR".
Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, graphite: "A. Houbraken / Berufung das Matheus." Mount (removed, now missing, see photo), Recto: lower centre, in cartouche, grey ink: “A. Houbraken / E. H. 1660-1719 //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Label: Old mount of blue card. Centre: 'A. Houbraken/E.H. 1660-1719', lower right: The Callin gof Matthew/Engraved/Coll. Arnal'
Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, graphite: "A. Houbraken / Berufung das Matheus." Mount (removed, now missing, see photo), Recto: lower centre, in cartouche, grey ink: “A. Houbraken / E. H. 1660-1719 //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Label: Old mount of blue card. Centre: 'A. Houbraken/E.H. 1660-1719', lower right: The Callin gof Matthew/Engraved/Coll. Arnal'
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