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Landscape with the martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1671-1749

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1500-1599

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1488-1576

Title

Landscape with the martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr (recto)

Date of Production

late 17th century

Medium

pen and brown ink (recto and verso) on laid paper, lower edge retouched in brush and brown wash, a separated torn-off piece retouched in graphite, with added graphite perspectival lines on the verso and large losses at the upper edge

Dimensions

Height: 27.6 cm
Width: 20.8 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3115

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

possibly Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830); William Mayor, London (1826-1874); Ronald Sutherland Gower (1845-1916), by 1886; Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Riccomini, Marco, Donato Creti: Le opere su carta: catalogo ragionato, Turin, 2012
p. 291, no. 51.3

Inscriptions

Inscription: 110 No 15 / s/ //

Collector's mark: collector's mark of William Mayor (L.2799)

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