Salome with the head of John the Baptist
Maker
Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari (artist)
1598-1669
1598-1669
Title
Salome with the head of John the Baptist
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper, the lines incised, cut into a lunette, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 16.9 cm
Width: 41 cm
Width: 41 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3838
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
Francesco Solimena, Naples (1657-1747); brothers Antonio, Emanuele, Giuseppe and Gaetano Terres, Naples booksellers (mid-18th century to first third of 19th century); Johan Conrad Spengler, Copenhagen (1767-1839); his sale, Printer Luno (Copenhagen), 8 October 1839, perhaps among lots 372-396; Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none evident, though difficult to see clearly through backing sheet.
Inscription: Gio. Andrea Ferrari
Inscription: 188
Inscription: de la Collection de Solimene
Inscription: S
Inscription: #1
Inscription: open
Inscription: CLCH.[?] 188
Inscription: 2cm 75
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Gio. Andrea Ferrari
Inscription: 188
Inscription: de la Collection de Solimene
Inscription: S
Inscription: #1
Inscription: open
Inscription: CLCH.[?] 188
Inscription: 2cm 75
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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