Adoration of the shepherds
Maker
Antonio Rocha (artist)
1600-1699
1600-1699
Title
Adoration of the shepherds
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash, traces of white bodycolour, on laid paper, framed with a brown ink arch, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 34.7 cm
Width: 25 cm
Width: 25 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3365
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
given to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: lower centre, foolscap; Countermark: upper centre: single-line “H” or “I” (no exact match found in Piccard or Heawood but difficult to see clearly due to support). Support (historic), Verso: centre: Latin cross above “IHS” above “I. VILLEDARY”.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Antonio Rocha”. Verso (hidden under support, visible via transmitted light): upper centre, graphite?: “p. 60”. Support (historic), Verso: upper left edge, graphite: “Best Green. #1”. Mount (removed): Verso (of window): lower right, graphite: "#1 / Green / K.G. / Part M". Verso (of lower mount): upper left, graphite: "20/5"; lower left, graphite; "20/5"; lower right, graphite: "443"
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Antonio Rocha”. Verso (hidden under support, visible via transmitted light): upper centre, graphite?: “p. 60”. Support (historic), Verso: upper left edge, graphite: “Best Green. #1”. Mount (removed): Verso (of window): lower right, graphite: "#1 / Green / K.G. / Part M". Verso (of lower mount): upper left, graphite: "20/5"; lower left, graphite; "20/5"; lower right, graphite: "443"
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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