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Studies of putti, both full-length and limbs

Maker

Studio of
(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

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

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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

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).

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