Study of the Virgin and Child
Maker
(artist)
1661-1722
1661-1722
Title
Study of the Virgin and Child
Date of Production
1661-1722
Medium
black, red and white chalk on grey-brown laid paper, with brown ink framing lines partly trimmed away, laid down on a historic support (same support as other Coypel drawings in the collection)
Dimensions
Height: 11.7 cm
Width: 14.9 cm
Width: 14.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3632
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
Alister Mathews, Bournemouth (1907-1985); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 13 December 1944; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 16 December 1944 (£3); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Garnier, Nicole, Antoine Coypel (1661-1722), Paris 1989
no. 222
fig. 77
no. 222
fig. 77
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to support.
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left of centre, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A. 12749".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left of centre, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A. 12749".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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