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Sheet of studies of putti

Maker

(artist)
1496-1528

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1501-1547

Title

Sheet of studies of putti

Date of Production

1511 - 1528

Medium

pen and brown ink on paper, the corners cut away

Dimensions

Height: 10.5 cm
Width: 13 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2897 (MISSING)

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 Peter Lely, London (1618-1680), L.2092 (lower right); Jonathan Richardson, the elder, London (1665-1745), L.2184 (lower right); property of a Gentleman, Sotheby's (London), 25 May 1938, lot 23 (as by Perino del Vaga); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (along with D.1952.RW.2898); Witt Bequest 1952; recorded as stolen in the file but no date given

Inscriptions

Inscription: According to the reproduction in the Witt Library, the mount had an inscription attributing this to "P del Vaga".

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black: Peter Lely (L.2092) and Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2184).

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