Matyrdom of Saint James the Lesser
Maker
(artist)
1625-1704
1625-1704
Title
Matyrdom of Saint James the Lesser
Date of Production
1640 - 1704
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, laid down on Japanese tissue
Dimensions
Height: 37.3 cm
Width: 27.1 cm
Width: 27.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3688
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 exchange (for a drawing by Perino del Vaga) by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: two small mounds diagonally adjacent to each other (nothing similar in Briquet or Heawood - see sketch in file).
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, on banner held by angels at upper left, brown ink: “FVSTE FVLLONIS PERCVSSO DIVO” [‘struck by God with a club’, description of James the Lesser’s martyrdom]. Verso (hidden under Japanese tissue, visible via transmitted light): right lower edge, graphite: “43 Cosimo Ulivelli”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, on banner held by angels at upper left, brown ink: “FVSTE FVLLONIS PERCVSSO DIVO” [‘struck by God with a club’, description of James the Lesser’s martyrdom]. Verso (hidden under Japanese tissue, visible via transmitted light): right lower edge, graphite: “43 Cosimo Ulivelli”.
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