Conversion of Saint Paul (recto)
Maker
Jan Swart van Groningen (artist)
1500-1562
1500-1562
Title
Conversion of Saint Paul (recto)
Date of Production
1500 - 1599
Medium
pen and brown ink, grey wash, white bodycolour, on grey-washed laid paper, with brown ink framing lines partly trimmed away (recto), pen and brown ink, brown wash, on laid paper (verso)
Dimensions
Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 28.8 cm
Width: 28.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.335
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 Thane, London (1782-1846), L.2461; William Esdaile, London (1758-1837), L.2617, 1814; Twenty-One Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (£6); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre: a he-goat (variant of Piccard 85708 - Dorpat, 1547).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: "T Th" [L.2461?]; lower centre, brown ink: "a.b / 7 //"; lower left edge, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "1814 WE P 99 N 290".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, graphite: possibly Thomas Thane (L.2461, though doesn't exactly match); lower left, brown ink, included in inscription transcribed above: William Esdaile (L.2617).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: "T Th" [L.2461?]; lower centre, brown ink: "a.b / 7 //"; lower left edge, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "1814 WE P 99 N 290".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, graphite: possibly Thomas Thane (L.2461, though doesn't exactly match); lower left, brown ink, included in inscription transcribed above: William Esdaile (L.2617).
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