A religious allegory relating to the Seven Theological Virtues (?) (formerly 'Foundation of a monastic order')
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
1600-1699
Title
A religious allegory relating to the Seven Theological Virtues (?) (formerly 'Foundation of a monastic order')
Date of Production
1600 - 1625
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown and red wash, white bodycolour (now oxidised and discoloured) on buff laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 31.4 cm
Width: 42.5 cm
Width: 42.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2397
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
William Bateson, London (1861-1926), L.2604a; his sale at Sotheby's (London), 23-24 April 1929, lot 247; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 86
ill. on p. 245
no. 86
ill. on p. 245
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre: according to Véliz 2011 a Strasburg lily, though the support is too thick to identify with any certainty.
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, graphite: “k1 [?]”; right lower edge, brown ink, cut off: “D[...]”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: William Bateson (L.2604a).
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, graphite: “k1 [?]”; right lower edge, brown ink, cut off: “D[...]”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: William Bateson (L.2604a).
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