Young man kneeling
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1578-1615
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1533-1612
(artist)
1578-1615
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1533-1612
Title
Young man kneeling
Medium
black and white chalk with stumping on blue laid paper, squared in black and red chalk, on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 27.2 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2424
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
Haldane Macfall, London (1860-1928); his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 12 June 1929, lot 57 (as Barocci); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Literature
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 28
cat. no. 28
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, stamped in black ink: “FEDERIGO BAROCCIO.”; lower left, graphite: “SCHEDONE / 2424 //”; lower right, graphite, erased: “Bartolommeo Schedone / Italian 1570 – 1615 / 1570 – 1615 / 1526-1612 / Cavedone? / SEHDONE [sic] //”. Mount (historic), Verso: written twice, at upper right and lower left corners, black felt ink: “28.”; centre, blue crayon, circled: “28”; centre, graphite: “28”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, stamped in black ink: “FEDERIGO BAROCCIO.”; lower left, graphite: “SCHEDONE / 2424 //”; lower right, graphite, erased: “Bartolommeo Schedone / Italian 1570 – 1615 / 1570 – 1615 / 1526-1612 / Cavedone? / SEHDONE [sic] //”. Mount (historic), Verso: written twice, at upper right and lower left corners, black felt ink: “28.”; centre, blue crayon, circled: “28”; centre, graphite: “28”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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