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Woman holding a candle

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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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).

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