Woman holding a candle
Maker
(artist)
1639-1684
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1643-1706
1639-1684
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1643-1706
Title
Woman holding a candle
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, wash added in areas, on buff laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 19.4 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2133
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
William Pitcairn Knowles, Rotterdam and Wiesbaden (1820-1894), L.2643; H.J. Holgen (Amsterdam); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (as by Schalcken); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite, Witt’s hand: “cf J.V. Mieris Reitlinger Coll.”; lower left, graphite, erased: “Schalken”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower right edge, stamped in purple ink: “William Pitcairn Knowles (L.2643).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite, Witt’s hand: “cf J.V. Mieris Reitlinger Coll.”; lower left, graphite, erased: “Schalken”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower right edge, stamped in purple ink: “William Pitcairn Knowles (L.2643).
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