Annunciation
Maker
(artist)
1707-1769
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1696-1770
1707-1769
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1696-1770
Title
Annunciation
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and red wash, white bodycolour (now oxidised) on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines; large loss of media at upper left corner
Dimensions
Height: 47.7 cm
Width: 34.5 cm
Width: 34.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.226
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
Thomas Henry Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden (1900-1965); his sale, Christie's (London), 25 November 1938, lot 2 (as by Tiepolo); purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 23 January 1939 (£25, as by Fontebasso); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Literature
Byam Shaw, J., 'The Drawings of Francesco Fontebasso' in 'Arte Veneta', 1974
Inscriptions
Watermark: possibly at upper centre, but obscured by thick media and coarse paper.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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