Study for the infant John the Baptist (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1610-1670
1610-1670
Title
Study for the infant John the Baptist (recto)
Medium
red chalk (recto and verso) on brown-prepared laid paper, with graphite framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 27.1 cm
Width: 19.7 cm
Width: 19.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3080
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
Giuseppe Vallardi, Milan (1784-1863), L.1223; Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper centre, brown ink: “2”; upper right, red chalk: “K557”; upper centre, brown ink: “Giovan andrea Sirani”; lower right corner, graphite: “#2”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in blue ink: Giuseppe Vallardi (L.1223).
Inscription: Verso: upper centre, brown ink: “2”; upper right, red chalk: “K557”; upper centre, brown ink: “Giovan andrea Sirani”; lower right corner, graphite: “#2”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in blue ink: Giuseppe Vallardi (L.1223).
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