Virgin and Child treading on the head of a serpent
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
1600-1699
Title
Virgin and Child treading on the head of a serpent
Date of Production
1690 - 1720
Medium
pen and red-brown ink, grey and yellow wash, later additions (in the faces) in graphite, on laid paper, framed in red-brown ink, the verso retains some black chalk preparation
Dimensions
Height: 27 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.357
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
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 51
Illus. p. 169
no. 51
Illus. p. 169
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: serpent around stick topped with a crosslet cross (as described by Piccard - most similar, though not exact match, to no. 43655 - Göppingen 1759).
Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, graphite, Witt number: “357”. Backing sheet (removed and now mounted separately with the drawing), Verso: centre and again at lower right edge, graphite: “357”; lower right, graphite: “Seville Sch”.
Collector's mark: Backing sheet (removed and now mounted separately with the drawing), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, graphite, Witt number: “357”. Backing sheet (removed and now mounted separately with the drawing), Verso: centre and again at lower right edge, graphite: “357”; lower right, graphite: “Seville Sch”.
Collector's mark: Backing sheet (removed and now mounted separately with the drawing), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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