Sheet of figure studies
Maker
(artist)
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1497-1544
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1528-1588
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1497-1544
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1528-1588
Title
Sheet of figure studies
Date of Production
1500 - 1599
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, laid down on an historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 29.9 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2389
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
Count Moriz von Fries, Vienna (1777-1826), L.2903 (lower left, blindstamped); W. Mellish (London), c. 1820; Francis Abbott, Edinburgh (1800-1893), L.970 (lower right, blindstamped); Savile Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (mount, lower left), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Inscription: Recto, lower right corner, graphite, erased: “Cagliari”. Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, brown ink, crossed out in graphite: “Paolo Cagliari, Veronese / Born 1531 Died 1588”; lower right, graphite: “From the De Vries Collection”; lower right, graphite, erased and crossed out: “Venetian? / F. Parmigiano? / Colls. Abbott / De Vries”. Mount (historic), Verso: lower left corner, graphite: “9”. Witt mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right and left, graphite: “Gerolamo da Treviso the younger / di Pier Maria Pennacchi / 1497-1544 / Colls. Abbott / De Vries / 2389”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, blindstamped: Count Moriz von Fries (L.2903); lower right corner, blindstamped: Francis Abbott (L.970). Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Label: Mount (historic), Recto: right lower edge, stamped in black, cut off: "11[0?]".
Inscription: Recto, lower right corner, graphite, erased: “Cagliari”. Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, brown ink, crossed out in graphite: “Paolo Cagliari, Veronese / Born 1531 Died 1588”; lower right, graphite: “From the De Vries Collection”; lower right, graphite, erased and crossed out: “Venetian? / F. Parmigiano? / Colls. Abbott / De Vries”. Mount (historic), Verso: lower left corner, graphite: “9”. Witt mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right and left, graphite: “Gerolamo da Treviso the younger / di Pier Maria Pennacchi / 1497-1544 / Colls. Abbott / De Vries / 2389”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, blindstamped: Count Moriz von Fries (L.2903); lower right corner, blindstamped: Francis Abbott (L.970). Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Label: Mount (historic), Recto: right lower edge, stamped in black, cut off: "11[0?]".
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