Studies of putti, both full-length and limbs
Maker
Studio of
(artist)
1625-1713
(artist)
1625-1713
Title
Studies of putti, both full-length and limbs
Medium
red and white chalk on blue laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 41.1 cm
Width: 26.6 cm
Width: 26.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3436
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
Major Evelyn Charles Shirley, Ettington Park, Warwickshire (1889-1956); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 26 February 1937; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 6 May 1942, for £3; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
catalogue untraced, Eton College, 1950
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
catalogue untraced, Eton College, 1950
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: centre: crown above an encircled fleur-de-lis (no exact match found; most similar is Briquet 7112 – dated 1568/75). Backing sheet: Verso (only visible in raking light), centre: Strasburg lily above “L V G”.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite, circled: “2723“; lower right, graphite, circled: “320“.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite, circled: “2723“; lower right, graphite, circled: “320“.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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