Study of draped female figure
Maker
Agostino Melissi (artist)
1615-1683
1615-1683
Title
Study of draped female figure
Medium
red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 16.7 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3723
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); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: Mano di Agostino Melissi.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite: operava nel 1675. Fiorentino.
Inscription: Support (removed but mounted with the drawing), Verso: upper left, graphite: #14.
Watermark: Recto: lower left, circle: unable to see what it contains.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite: operava nel 1675. Fiorentino.
Inscription: Support (removed but mounted with the drawing), Verso: upper left, graphite: #14.
Watermark: Recto: lower left, circle: unable to see what it contains.
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