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Adoration of the shepherds

Maker

(artist)
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

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).

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