Adoration of the shepherds
Maker
(artist)
1627-1703
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
1627-1703
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
Title
Adoration of the shepherds
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 29 cm
Width: 42.7 cm
Width: 42.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3426
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
purchased by Colnaghi (London) between 5 May and 5 July 1937; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£5); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper left edge, brown ink: remnant of several lines of text that had bled onto the page, presumably from a former backing sheet. Scraps from former mount, now in file, all graphite: “vignon”; Colnaghi number and price: “A9394 / £65/-/- //”; “D. Piola / JB //”; “Domenico Piola / J. Beam / July 1984 //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper left edge, brown ink: remnant of several lines of text that had bled onto the page, presumably from a former backing sheet. Scraps from former mount, now in file, all graphite: “vignon”; Colnaghi number and price: “A9394 / £65/-/- //”; “D. Piola / JB //”; “Domenico Piola / J. Beam / July 1984 //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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