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Two female figures, seated with hands resting on shields

Maker

(artist)
1600-1699

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1526-1578

Title

Two female figures, seated with hands resting on shields

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

red chalk, grey wash on laid paper, laid down, with black ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 20.8 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2932

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

Sotheby's (London), 1938; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper left, graphite, crossed out: “660”; centre, graphite, Witt number: “2932”; lower left, black ink, circled, crossed out in graphite: “39”; lower left, graphite: “29”; lower right, graphite: “Artista Venétiens / Feb / 723 //”.

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