Moses and the Brazen Serpent in a landscape setting
Maker
(artist)
1620-1683
1620-1683
Title
Moses and the Brazen Serpent in a landscape setting
Date of Production
(circa) 1668
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, incised for transfer, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 20 cm
Width: 24.3 cm
Width: 24.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2373
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
Francis Abbott, Edinburgh (1801-1893), L.970; anonymous sale, Christie's (London), 11 February 1929, lot 6 (with three others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 16 September 1935 (£12); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Bennett, Shirley K., 'Nine religious drawings by Nicolaes Berchem: desgins to ornament maps in a 1669 Bible' in 'The Hoogsteder Mercury', 1992 - pp. 60-73; 13/14
pp. 60-62
fig. 4 on p. 61
pp. 60-62
fig. 4 on p. 61
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: just visible upper centre in raking light, but unable to see more clearly due to support.
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: "Nicholas Berghem / Born 1624 Died 1684 //"; lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A5273".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower right, blindstamped: Francis Abbott (L.970).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: "Nicholas Berghem / Born 1624 Died 1684 //"; lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A5273".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower right, blindstamped: Francis Abbott (L.970).
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