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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

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).

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