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Martyrdom of a female saint

Maker

Studio of
(artist)
1625-1713

Title

Martyrdom of a female saint

Medium

chalk (red), pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on laid paper, laid down on an historic paper support, with brown ink framing lines partly trimmed away and the upper right corner lost; transmitted light reveals red chalk drawing on the verso

Dimensions

Height: 35.6 cm
Width: 26.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2836

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

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Provenance

Robert Henri Randall Davies, London (1866-1946), L.2903a (hidden on verso); Dr Walter Gernsheim, London (1910-2006); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Inscription: Carlo Maratti

Inscription: Carlo Maratti (1625-1713) / Carlo //

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Robert Henri Randall Davies (L.2903a)

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

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