Angel appearing to the shepherds
Maker
(artist)
1627-1678
1627-1678
Title
Angel appearing to the shepherds
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 20.5 cm
Width: 14.9 cm
Width: 14.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2553
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (21 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge, fragment: oval containing an undefined animal surrounded by scrollwork (no matches in Heawood or Piccard, 2.5 cm between chain lines).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "D. 836"; lower centre edge, graphite: "Hoogstraten".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "D. 836"; lower centre edge, graphite: "Hoogstraten".
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