Adoration of the Kings (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1591-1655
1591-1655
Title
Adoration of the Kings (recto)
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, with brown ink framing lines (recto), graphite (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 22.7 cm
Width: 42.7 cm
Width: 42.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3269
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
Anton Mensing, Amsterdam (1866-1936); his estate sale, Frederik Muller & Cie (Amsterdam), 24 - 29 April 1937, lot 579; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 6 May 1943 (£6, as by School of Rembrandt); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: coat of arms (variant of Heawood 684, but ours is larger – Paris 1674).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: “81/C. de R.” [not in Lugt]; lower centre edge, graphite: “fourniquet”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: “81/C. de R.” [not in Lugt]; lower centre edge, graphite: “fourniquet”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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