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God the Father supported by angels

Maker

(artist)
1663-1716

Title

God the Father supported by angels

Medium

black chalk on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 26 cm
Width: 19.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3490

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 88 (with five others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: encircled anchor; above is a 6-pointed star; below is the letter "F" (variant of Piccard 110947 and 110948 - Florence and Rome 1662 respectively).

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite, same hand as on D.1952.RW.3479 and 3491: "Pietro de Pietri".

Collector's mark: none.

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