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Musicians and bystanders in an arcade (recto)
Sketch of a tree and bush (verso)

Maker

(artist)

Formerly attributed to
Luigi Benfatto (artist)
1544-1609

Title

Musicians and bystanders in an arcade (recto)
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

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

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