Preparation for the nailing to the Cross
Maker
(artist)
1651-1730
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1599-1641
1651-1730
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1599-1641
Title
Preparation for the nailing to the Cross
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
black and white chalk, grey wash, on brown laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 28.3 cm
Width: 23.4 cm
Width: 23.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3695
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
Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
French paintings and drawings of the 17th century, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1971
Literature
French paintings and drawings of the 17th century, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1971
cat. no. 22
cat. no. 22
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to backing sheet.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre and again lower right, brown ink: “Anthonis van Dyck”; upper right, graphite, several lines erased and now mostly illegible: “V[…] / […] / 1848-1884 //”; lower left, graphite, faint: “? Verdier”; lower right edge, graphite: “1599 + 1641”.
Stamp: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, black ink: a circular stamp, enclosed in a hexagon, with writing both inside and around the circle, in Cyrillic? Not in Lugt.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre and again lower right, brown ink: “Anthonis van Dyck”; upper right, graphite, several lines erased and now mostly illegible: “V[…] / […] / 1848-1884 //”; lower left, graphite, faint: “? Verdier”; lower right edge, graphite: “1599 + 1641”.
Stamp: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, black ink: a circular stamp, enclosed in a hexagon, with writing both inside and around the circle, in Cyrillic? Not in Lugt.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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