Study for 'The Judgment of Solomon' (recto)
Maker
Follower of
(artist)
1528-1588
(artist)
1528-1588
Title
Study for 'The Judgment of Solomon' (recto)
Date of Production
1650 - 1799
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto and verso) on buff laid paper, hinged at left to a historical support, loss of both right corners, the lower right corner having been filled in on the support with a separate piece of paper
Dimensions
Height: 14.2 cm
Width: 18 cm
Width: 18 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.348
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
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1922 (Oct - Dec)
Literature
Suida, William E., 'Paolo Veronese and his circle: some unpublished works' in 'Art Quarterly', Summer 1945 - 175-187
p. 181
Illus. no. 9, p. 180
p. 181
Illus. no. 9, p. 180
Inscriptions
Watermark: Support (historic), Verso: lower left edge: fragments of ‘x’s and an ornamental motif.
Inscription: Support (historical), Recto (under drawing): upper left, graphite, erased and hard to read: “E / Caravaggio (G[…]anda)”; lower right corner, graphite: “T.O.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historical), Recto (under drawing): upper left, graphite, erased and hard to read: “E / Caravaggio (G[…]anda)”; lower right corner, graphite: “T.O.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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