Sheet of studies of ornamental motifs
Maker
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1596-1669
Title
Sheet of studies of ornamental motifs
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 19.7 cm
Width: 26.9 cm
Width: 26.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2368
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
Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830), L.2445; Victor Thionville, London; his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 2 May 1928, lot 1 (as 'A Study for a Ceiling Decoration, cupids, festoons, etc.'); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, for £2; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, graphite: “Pietro da Cortona”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: "3-"; upper right corner, graphite, circled: “3”; centre, brown ink: “Pietro da Cortona / Sir T. Lawrences Coll. //”; lower centre, graphite, abraded, includes Witt number: “Coll. Lawrence / Thionville / 2368 //”; lower right, graphite: “#10". Witt Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: “Pietro da Cortona (Berrettino) / Italian 1596-1669 / Colls Lawrence / Thionville //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner (corner has been replaced), blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445). Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, graphite: “Pietro da Cortona”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: "3-"; upper right corner, graphite, circled: “3”; centre, brown ink: “Pietro da Cortona / Sir T. Lawrences Coll. //”; lower centre, graphite, abraded, includes Witt number: “Coll. Lawrence / Thionville / 2368 //”; lower right, graphite: “#10". Witt Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: “Pietro da Cortona (Berrettino) / Italian 1596-1669 / Colls Lawrence / Thionville //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner (corner has been replaced), blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445). Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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