Miracle of the descent of the Holy Spirit
Maker
(artist)
1597-1664
1597-1664
Title
Miracle of the descent of the Holy Spirit
Date of Production
1646
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines only on the sides
Dimensions
Height: 11.2 cm
Width: 16 cm
Width: 16 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.260
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), n.d. (£5); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: upper centre edge fragment: top of a crown.
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, lower right, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "S Bray / 1646 1/23". Verso: lower left, graphite, smudged and hard to read: "[...] / O 12371 [?]".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, lower right, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "S Bray / 1646 1/23". Verso: lower left, graphite, smudged and hard to read: "[...] / O 12371 [?]".
Collector's mark: none.
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