Allegorical subject
Maker
Circle of
(artist)
1614-1685
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1632-1690
(artist)
1614-1685
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1632-1690
Title
Allegorical subject
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black and red chalk with stumping on laid paper, with graphite framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 13.2 cm
Width: 18.2 cm
Width: 18.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.356
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
Reader (?); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (£1.5); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 17
Illus. p. 89
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 50
Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 3
no. 17
Illus. p. 89
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 50
Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 3
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, grey-brown ink, 17th-century hand: “Donoso f.”. Verso: upper centre edge, brown ink, cut off and abraded: “18& [?]”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, grey-brown ink, 17th-century hand: “Donoso f.”. Verso: upper centre edge, brown ink, cut off and abraded: “18& [?]”.
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