Hector
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1635-1711
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1724
(artist)
1635-1711
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1661-1724
Title
Hector
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 8.3 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.250.1
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
Sir William Stirling Maxwell, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 16 February 1921, lot 249; presumably purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); their sale, cat. 38, 1921, lot 410 (as by Valdés); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Spanish Line - From Ribera to Picasso, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/10/2011-15/01/2012
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 31
Illus. p. 122
Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 3
no. 31
Illus. p. 122
Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 3
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, artist’s hand: etor. Verso (backing sheet); centre, graphite: 11; lower right corner, graphite: K.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, artist’s hand: etor. Verso (backing sheet); centre, graphite: 11; lower right corner, graphite: K.
Collector's mark: none.
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