Saint Anthony of Padua and the miracle of the mule
Maker
(artist)
1727-1804
1727-1804
Title
Saint Anthony of Padua and the miracle of the mule
Date of Production
1740 - 1804
Medium
pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 17 cm
Width: 26.1 cm
Width: 26.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2885
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
a 'foreign nobleman', presumably Prince Trivulzio, whose property was consigned by Pollak and Winternitz (Vienna) to Sotheby's (London), 13 July 1937, lot 11; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
See Brief Description.
See Brief Description.
Exhibition History
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Literature
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 92
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 48
cat. no. 92
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 48
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: pair of crossed keys (no match in Briquet or Heawood).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, grey ink, signed by the artist: “Dom Tiepolo”; lower right, graphite, faded and hard to read: “4/c 170/[…] H.C.”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “60.”; lower left, graphite: “i6”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, grey ink, signed by the artist: “Dom Tiepolo”; lower right, graphite, faded and hard to read: “4/c 170/[…] H.C.”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “60.”; lower left, graphite: “i6”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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