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Study for 'The Good Samaritan' (National Gallery, London) (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1510-1592

Title

Study for 'The Good Samaritan' (National Gallery, London) (recto)

Date of Production

1562-63

Medium

black, red and white chalk (recto), black chalk offset (verso), on blue laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 27.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2235

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

Dr Alfred Scharf; purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: trefoil above a circle containing an anchor composed of single lines (closest in type to, though is smaller than, Briquet 568 - dated 1591/1597).

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite, circled: "1".

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