Two female figures, seated with hands resting on shields
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1526-1578
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
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 //”.
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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