Pilgrim - the young Saint James (?)
Maker
(artist)
1550-1606
Formerly attributed to
Francisco Ribalta (artist)
1565-1628
1550-1606
Formerly attributed to
Francisco Ribalta (artist)
1565-1628
Title
Pilgrim - the young Saint James (?)
Medium
chalk (black), pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount (the edges lifting)
Dimensions
Height: 12.8 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.379
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Sir Charles Greville (1763-1832), L.549; by descent to his nephew, George Guy, the 4th Earl of Warwick (1818-1893), L.2600; probably his sale, Christie's (London), 20-21 May 1896, lot 41 (with 2 others); purchased there by Murray (?); F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
Literature
Brooks, Julian, The drawings of Andrea Boscoli (c.1560–1608), PhD thesis, University of Oxford 1999; 1
p. 347
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 22
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 13
p. 347
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 22
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 13
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto (within drawing): upper left, brown ink: S.
Inscription: Recto (within drawing): upper right corner, brown ink: M.
Inscription: Mount (historic): lower left, graphite, first number erased, Witt numbers: 879 / 379.
Inscription: Mount (historic): lower centre, graphite: opmt-.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: vd/-.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Charles Greville (L.549).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Earl of Warwick (L.2600).
Collector's mark: Verso (no longer visible, see photo): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto (within drawing): upper left, brown ink: S.
Inscription: Recto (within drawing): upper right corner, brown ink: M.
Inscription: Mount (historic): lower left, graphite, first number erased, Witt numbers: 879 / 379.
Inscription: Mount (historic): lower centre, graphite: opmt-.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: vd/-.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Charles Greville (L.549).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Earl of Warwick (L.2600).
Collector's mark: Verso (no longer visible, see photo): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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