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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

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

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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).

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