Study of a figure with hands clasped (formerly 'Study of a woman praying')
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1581-1641
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1581-1641
Title
Study of a figure with hands clasped (formerly 'Study of a woman praying')
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black and white chalk on buff laid paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 22.4 cm
Width: 20 cm
Width: 20 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2416
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
Benno Geiger, Italy and Vienna (1882-1965); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 7 - 10 December 1920, lot 91; Haldane Macfall, London (1860-1928); by descent to his wife; her sale, Sotheby’s (London), 12 June 1929, lot 41 (as Domenichino); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: upper left corner, red chalk: “149”; lower left edge, graphite, Witt’s attribution: “Domenico Zampiero – Domenichino 1581-1641”; lower right, brown ink: “Female Praying”; lower right edge, graphite, erased: “1143 W[…]”. Mount (historic), Verso: centre, graphite: “Domenichino”; lower left, graphite: “-N . C”; lower left corner, graphite: “602”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: upper left corner, red chalk: “149”; lower left edge, graphite, Witt’s attribution: “Domenico Zampiero – Domenichino 1581-1641”; lower right, brown ink: “Female Praying”; lower right edge, graphite, erased: “1143 W[…]”. Mount (historic), Verso: centre, graphite: “Domenichino”; lower left, graphite: “-N . C”; lower left corner, graphite: “602”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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