Saint Francis Xavier's Vision of God the Father
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
Luis de Vargas (artist)
1505-1567
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
Luis de Vargas (artist)
1505-1567
Title
Saint Francis Xavier's Vision of God the Father
Date of Production
1600-1633
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on brown (originally blue?) laid paper, laid down on a support
Dimensions
Height: 36.3 cm
Width: 24.4 cm
Width: 24.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3783
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
E. Parsons & Sons, cat. 46, 1920s, lot 133 (as by Luis de Vargas); F.A. Drey (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 32
ill. on p. 127
no. 32
ill. on p. 127
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: unable to see any through the support.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: lower centre, brown ink: “L de Vagas” and below that graphite inscriptions now erased and mostly illegible: “l[...] GH”; lower left corner, graphite, Drey inventory number?: “S.16.”
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: lower centre, brown ink: “L de Vagas” and below that graphite inscriptions now erased and mostly illegible: “l[...] GH”; lower left corner, graphite, Drey inventory number?: “S.16.”
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