Musicians and bystanders in an arcade (recto)
Sketch of a tree and bush (verso)
Maker
(artist)
Formerly attributed to
Luigi Benfatto (artist)
1544-1609
Formerly attributed to
Luigi Benfatto (artist)
1544-1609
Title
Musicians and bystanders in an arcade (recto)
Sketch of a tree and bush (verso)
Sketch of a tree and bush (verso)
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash, with brown ink framing lines (recto), black chalk (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 18.2 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2685
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
Sotheby's (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Recto: lower edge, left of centre: fragment of a small fleur-de-lis.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower left edge, graphite: “Luigi Benfatto – Dal Friso / Verona 1551. - + Venice 1611 / 1740-1804.”. Mount (removed, visible in photo), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “LUIGI BENFATTO. / 1559.-1611.”.
Label: It. Sc. (19 / Luigi Benfatto (Dal Friso) / Italian 1559-1611 / (Nephew of Paul Veronese) / ?19th century Artist. Published in 'De Schilderen v. d. Haagen' by K v. d. Haagen. 1932 / Joris van der Hagen/Coll Northwick
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower left edge, graphite: “Luigi Benfatto – Dal Friso / Verona 1551. - + Venice 1611 / 1740-1804.”. Mount (removed, visible in photo), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “LUIGI BENFATTO. / 1559.-1611.”.
Label: It. Sc. (19 / Luigi Benfatto (Dal Friso) / Italian 1559-1611 / (Nephew of Paul Veronese) / ?19th century Artist. Published in 'De Schilderen v. d. Haagen' by K v. d. Haagen. 1932 / Joris van der Hagen/Coll Northwick
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