Christ descending into Limbo (recto)
Maker
(?)
1625-1684
After
(artist)
1555-1619
1625-1684
After
(artist)
1555-1619
Title
Christ descending into Limbo (recto)
Medium
red chalk and brown wash with black ink framing lines (recto), red chalk (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 32.8 cm
Width: 25 cm
Width: 25 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3839
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
Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830); Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, dark brown: Canuti No 20
Inscription: Verso: measurements accompanying the drawings, red chalk: 5 x 1/2 [...] largheza p 16_dg- [...].
Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite: 159.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre and lower right, graphite, last number crossed through: A. Bolonnais / T. Lawrence Coll. / Coll Lawrence / D.M. Canuti / #4 / 622 / 2559 .
Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, brown ink: Canuti..
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: Recto: left centre: circle containing rampant lion or griffin?
Inscription: Verso: measurements accompanying the drawings, red chalk: 5 x 1/2 [...] largheza p 16_dg- [...].
Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite: 159.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre and lower right, graphite, last number crossed through: A. Bolonnais / T. Lawrence Coll. / Coll Lawrence / D.M. Canuti / #4 / 622 / 2559 .
Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, brown ink: Canuti..
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: Recto: left centre: circle containing rampant lion or griffin?
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