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Santiago in battle

Maker

Follower of
(artist)
1616-1668

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1601-1667

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1600-1699

Title

Santiago in battle

Date of Production

1678-1682

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, yellow wash on laid paper, squared in graphite, laid down on a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 15.1 cm
Width: 10.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.264

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

Jonathan Richardson, the younger, London (1694-1771), L.2170; Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 57
Illus. p. 181

Wethey, Harold E., Alonso Cano: painter, sculptor, architect, Princeton, New Jersey 1955
p. 233
under 'Copies and wrong attributions'

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left edge, graphite: “Alonso Cano”; lower right corner, graphite, Witt number: “264”. Verso (hidden under support, visible via transmitted light): lower centre edge, brown ink: “f. Allegrini”. Support (historic), Verso: centre, brown ink: “x”; lower right edge, brown ink: “Zuccharo”; lower right corner, graphite: “57”.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Jonathan Richardson, the younger (L.2170). Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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