Madonna of the Rosary
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1680-1764
(artist)
1680-1764
Title
Madonna of the Rosary
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, framed with black chalk lines; also covered with accidental ink splatter; executed using a ruler and compass, as attested to by numerous prick holes
Dimensions
Height: 50.2 cm
Width: 29 cm
Width: 29 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3594
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
Singer (?); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Special Display - Neapolitan drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 06/10/2011-26/01/2012
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre: a circle - unable to see what it contains as obscured by Madonna's head.
Inscription: Recto: left lower edge, black chalk "Qui"; lower left corner, brown ink, signed?: "S. Concha". Verso: lower right corner, graphite, Witt’s hand: “Sebastiano Conca 1680-1764 / Naples – Rome / study for the Madonna del Rosario in / S. Clemente, Rome / (see Voss, Barokmalerei / in Rom, p. 381)”; lower right corner, graphite: “#2”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: left lower edge, black chalk "Qui"; lower left corner, brown ink, signed?: "S. Concha". Verso: lower right corner, graphite, Witt’s hand: “Sebastiano Conca 1680-1764 / Naples – Rome / study for the Madonna del Rosario in / S. Clemente, Rome / (see Voss, Barokmalerei / in Rom, p. 381)”; lower right corner, graphite: “#2”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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