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Holy Family at the fireside

Maker

(artist)
1527-1585

Title

Holy Family at the fireside

Date of Production

1560 - 1569

Medium

pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 23.6 cm
Width: 17.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2471

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

Gos. Mashford; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 19 September 1934; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 16 September 1935; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977

Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960

Literature

Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 21

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: pilgrim walking in a circle, below are the single-line letters "ARA" (variant of Briquet 7583 - Genoa 1583/86).

Inscription: Cambiaso

Inscription: [...]done [or "dine"]

Inscription: 8

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

Inscription: A R A

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