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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

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

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

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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.

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