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Two studies of Virgin and Child

Maker

(artist)
1652-1726

Title

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down on a historic support (possibly Hugford's) with separately attached decorative borders of pen and blue ink; a black chalk figure on the verso cut off at the upper left edge is visible via transmitted light

Dimensions

Height: 18 cm
Width: 27.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3210

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

Francesco Maria Niccolò Gabburri, Florence (d. 1742) [inscription "1637" hidden on the verso, visible via transmitted light]; perhaps Ignazio E. Hugford (1703-1778); perhaps acquired from him by his pupil, Lamberto Cristiano Gori (1730-1801) [possibly his inscription on recto, and he acquired works from Hugford both in his lifetime and by his will]; anonymous collector [based on the mount, late 18th/first half 19th century?]; given by an unnamed source to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Support (historic), Verso: centre, cartouche containing letters: “G L”. No match found in Churchill or Heawood, though initials in "GL" watermark identified by Churchill as Leveratto's watermark.

Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Recto: upper right edge, brown ink, Gori's hand (see Notes)?: “di Anton Dom. Gabbiani”. Verso (hidden by support, only visible via transmitted light): centre, pen and ink, underlined, Gabburri's hand: “No. 1637”. Support (historic), Recto: upper right, graphite, upside down: “#1”; left upper margin, graphite: “2 1”; left centre margin, graphite: “JB. No. 52.”. Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite, large, contained in a rectangle: “179”; lower left, graphite: “III”; lower left, graphite: “55”; lower left, graphite: “#1”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower left and lower right, graphite: “3210 Antonio Domenico Gabbiani / It. 1652-1726”.

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