Market square in Florence, with figures
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1604-1657
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1610-1664
(artist)
1604-1657
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1610-1664
Title
Market square in Florence, with figures
Date of Production
1620 - 1621
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper, stained with green and brown washes, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 12.2 cm
Width: 24.6 cm
Width: 24.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2701
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
Count Francesco Seratti, Florence (d. 1811); his sale, Stewart (London), 12 December 1816; Has. (as per the Witt card); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Literature
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 64
cat. no. 64
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none evident in the drawing sheet. Verso (backing sheet), lower centre: “J BROWN / 181[3?]”.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre edge, graphite, underlined, cut off by mount: “15”; centre, graphite, large: “308”. Support (removed, cut down and now in file): brown ink: “Stef:o della Bella, d:lla Raccolta di Seratti”; graphite: “Witt 2701 Backing: Watermark J BROWN / 181? //”; graphite: “6-107-4”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre edge, graphite, underlined, cut off by mount: “15”; centre, graphite, large: “308”. Support (removed, cut down and now in file): brown ink: “Stef:o della Bella, d:lla Raccolta di Seratti”; graphite: “Witt 2701 Backing: Watermark J BROWN / 181? //”; graphite: “6-107-4”.
Collector's mark: none.
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