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Virgin and Child (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1600-1699

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1489-1534

Title

Virgin and Child (recto)

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

red and black chalk with stumping, pen and brown ink (recto), black chalk with stumping (verso) on laid paper, with a gold border added, hinged at the left to a historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 20.7 cm
Width: 15.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2382

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

Nicholas Lanier, London (1588-1666), L.2886; Jonathan Richardson, the elder, London (1665-1745), L.2183; Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792), L.2364; Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830), L.2445; William Russell, London (1800-1884), L.2648; Puttick & Simpson (London), 12 October 1928, lot 47; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Mostra del Correggio, Parma, Italy, 1935

Literature

Mostra del Correggio, Parma, 1935
as by G. Gandini

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, dark brown ink: “Jeromas”; lower right edge, brown ink: “A. da Corezo f” [this written over L.2183]. Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre, graphite: “plain”.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364); lower left, blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445); lower left, blindstamped; William Russell (L.2648); lower centre, stamped in black ink: Nicholas Lanier (L.2886); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2183). Gold border (verso, lower left corner) and again on Mount (historic), Recto (lower right), stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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