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Two studies of a right hand

Maker

(artist)
1652-1726

Title

Two studies of a right hand

Medium

black and white chalk on blue laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 38 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3392

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

F.A. Drey (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, signed by the artist?: Anton. Dom. Gabbiani.

Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite: B.

Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Witt mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower left and right, graphite: 3392 Antonio Domenico Gabbiani / Italian 1652-1726 / Signed or inscribed. .

Watermark: Recto: lower centre, a circle containing a rampant lion (no match found in Briquet, Piccard or Heawood).

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