Saint Augustine enthroned with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Francis
Maker
(artist)
1527-1585
1527-1585
Title
Saint Augustine enthroned with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Francis
Medium
pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 35.5 cm
Width: 24.8 cm
Width: 24.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.275
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
Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792), L.2364; perhaps his estate sale, H. Phillips (London), 5 - 22 March 1798 (any one of 14 lots listing Cangiagio); Giuseppe Vallardi, Milan (1784-1863), L.1223; John Annan Bryce (1874-1923); his estate sale, Samuel Wallrock (London), 5 - 14 November 1923, lot 1243 (with 7 others); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1.75); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: a small cross with its points terminating in trefoils, above a circle with a crescent in the upper portion, containing single-line letters, looks like "bRP" (no match found in Briquet or Piccard).
Inscription: Recto (within drawing): lower centre, brown ink: di Loca Cambiagio / G .
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, graphite: Luca Cangiasi no. 70.
Inscription: Historic mount, verso: upper right, red chalk: M 315.
Collector's mark: Historic mount, Recto: lower left corner and again at Verso, lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in blue: Giuseppe Vallardi (L.1223).
Inscription: Historic mount Verso: upper centre, graphite, hard to read: H[...]leog [?].
Inscription: Historic mount, Verso, lower right corner, graphite: 21..
Inscription: Recto (within drawing): lower centre, brown ink: di Loca Cambiagio / G .
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, graphite: Luca Cangiasi no. 70.
Inscription: Historic mount, verso: upper right, red chalk: M 315.
Collector's mark: Historic mount, Recto: lower left corner and again at Verso, lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in blue: Giuseppe Vallardi (L.1223).
Inscription: Historic mount Verso: upper centre, graphite, hard to read: H[...]leog [?].
Inscription: Historic mount, Verso, lower right corner, graphite: 21..
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