Virgin and Child with Saint Francis
Maker
Italy (Rome) mid 17th-mid 18th century (artist)
1650 - 1750 (Life dates)
Formerly attributed to
(Artists)
1657-1747
1650 - 1750 (Life dates)
Formerly attributed to
(Artists)
1657-1747
Title
Virgin and Child with Saint Francis
Date of Production
1650 - 1750
Medium
red chalk on laid paper, now laid down on Japanese tissue
Dimensions
Height: 26.2 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3483
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
an anonymous eighteenth-century collection; sale of that collection, Sotheby's (London), 2 February 1944, lot 89 (along with D.1952.RW.3486.1 and .2 and two others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£10); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “Solomeni”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “Solomeni”.
Collector's mark: none.
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