Annunciation
Maker
(artist)
1743-1823
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1659-1734
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1634-1705
1743-1823
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1659-1734
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1634-1705
Title
Annunciation
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour (with a touch of red) on laid paper with brown ink framing lines, cut into an oval
Dimensions
Height: 20.6 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2414
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
Giuseppe Vallardi, Milan (1784-1863), L.1223; Haldane Macfall, London (1860-1928); his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 12 June 1929, lot 40 (as by Giordano); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977
Literature
Chiarini, Marco, 'Disegni del tardo Barocco Fiorentino' in 'Per Luigi Grassi: Disegno e Disegni', Rimini, 1998 - 379-389
p. 383
fig. 11 on p. 388
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque masters, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1977, 1977
no. 25
as Ricci
p. 383
fig. 11 on p. 388
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque masters, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1977, 1977
no. 25
as Ricci
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper right, red chalk, Giuseppe Vallardi's hand: “E389”; left lower edge, black ink, probably a price: “192g”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in blue ink: Giuseppe Vallardi (L.1223). erso: left lower edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper right, red chalk, Giuseppe Vallardi's hand: “E389”; left lower edge, black ink, probably a price: “192g”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in blue ink: Giuseppe Vallardi (L.1223). erso: left lower edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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