Lot and his family give hospitality to Angels
Maker
1700-1799
After
(artist)
1616-1671
Title
Lot and his family give hospitality to Angels
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black and white chalk on brown laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 27.2 cm
Width: 22.1 cm
Width: 22.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2508
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
Thaw; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 20 July 1932; purchased there by Max Hevesi (London); given by him to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, right centre edge: a cross above a name? Difficult to see due to colour of paper.
Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, graphite: "x". Primary support (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, graphite:” I / 849 //”; lower right corner, graphite: “/96-”. Secondary support (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “Fr 2/2[this crossed out] ½”; upper centre, graphite: “Ros. 25”; upper centre, brown ink: “Study for the works of Mercy / by S. Bourdon. //”; centre, graphite: “Bourden / fine e/r //”; lower left corner, graphite: “7/6”; lower right corner, graphite: “573”.
Collector's mark: Primary support (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, graphite: "x". Primary support (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, graphite:” I / 849 //”; lower right corner, graphite: “/96-”. Secondary support (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “Fr 2/2[this crossed out] ½”; upper centre, graphite: “Ros. 25”; upper centre, brown ink: “Study for the works of Mercy / by S. Bourdon. //”; centre, graphite: “Bourden / fine e/r //”; lower left corner, graphite: “7/6”; lower right corner, graphite: “573”.
Collector's mark: Primary support (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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