Saint (?) kneeling with arms outstretched
Maker
(artist)
1566-1651
1566-1651
Title
Saint (?) kneeling with arms outstretched
Date of Production
1605 - 1615
Medium
red chalk, white bodycolour on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 24.3 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3470
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 from an anonymous source by Colnaghi (London), 19 October 1938; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 18 January 1944 (£10); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Bolten, Jaap, Abraham Bloemaert c. 1565-1651: the drawings, 2007
no. 909 on pp. 302-03
fig. 909 on p. 353
Roethlisberger, Marcel G. and Marten Jan Bok, Abraham Bloemaert and his sons, Doornspijk 1993
p. 155 under no. 114
no. 909 on pp. 302-03
fig. 909 on p. 353
Roethlisberger, Marcel G. and Marten Jan Bok, Abraham Bloemaert and his sons, Doornspijk 1993
p. 155 under no. 114
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: staff of Basel (no exact match in Heawood, Briquet or Piccard, but Peter Bower confirmed it is Swiss, mid-17th century).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: "Bloemart"; right lower edge, black ink, circled: "GMünch / p. 1869. //"; lower left, graphite: "N 3 / gra / 8 //"; lower right corner, graphite, unclear: "E 2L [?]".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: "Bloemart"; right lower edge, black ink, circled: "GMünch / p. 1869. //"; lower left, graphite: "N 3 / gra / 8 //"; lower right corner, graphite, unclear: "E 2L [?]".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.uk. Find out more about using and licensing our images.
____________________________