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Two studies of an angel holding a platter

Maker

(artist)
1581-1641

Title

Two studies of an angel holding a platter

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 18.2 cm
Width: 35.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2815

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

Henry Oppenheimer, London (1859-1932); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 10 July 1936, lot 80 (with 1 other); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), for £10.5; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none evident in the drawing sheet. Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre: two circles and a star connected by a vertical line (see drawing in file), 91 mm h x 21 mm w (matches Piccard 22592 – Verona, 1376).

Inscription: Dominichino

Inscription: 181

Inscription: 4

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

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