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Assumption of the Virgin (recto)

Maker

Ottaviano Dandini (artist)
1681-1740

Title

Assumption of the Virgin (recto)

Medium

black chalk, framed in black chalk at the bottom and right edges (recto), black chalk (verso) on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 27.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3652

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

Efim Schapiro, London (1899-1977); acquired from him (in an exchange) by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: letter "V" above a fleur-de-lis inscribed in a circle (matches, though is narrower at 42 mm compared to 46 mm: https://www.wasserzeichen-online.de/?ref=DE0960-Galavotti1_13, dated probably 1680-1710).

Inscription: O. D.

Inscription: The Ascension

Inscription: #9

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

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