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Group from Raphael's 'Moses showing the Laws to the People' (Loggie Vaticane, Rome)

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1628-1697

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1628-1671

Title

Group from Raphael's 'Moses showing the Laws to the People' (Loggie Vaticane, Rome)

Date of Production

1665

Medium

black and red chalk, brown wash, on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 18.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3308

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

Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Gelder, J.G. van, 'Constantijn Huygens de Jonge als tekenaar' in 'Boymans Bijdragen', Rotterdam 1978 - pp. 111-28
p. 123
fig. 4 on p. 115
as by Huygens

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermarks: centre: small crowned shield containing fleur-de-lis (of same type as Heawood 1718-1720, but with differences). Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D): centre: “VI” or “IV”.

Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, brown ink, dated by the artist?, underlined: "11 Nov. 1665"; lower right corner, graphite, first two letters monogram: "JBischop". Verso: lower centre, brown ink, dated by the artist?, underlined: "11 Nov. 1665."; lower right corner, graphite, circled: "18". Mount (removed, in curatorial file), Recto: lower right, brown ink: “Bisschop. f.”; lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: “n. 3308”.

Collector's mark: Mount (removed, in curatorial file), Verso: lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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