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Virgin and Child adored by Saint Stephen and a bishop saint

Maker

(artist)
1575-1640

Title

Virgin and Child adored by Saint Stephen and a bishop saint

Date of Production

1610

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash with brown ink framing lines , partially squared on upper half, on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 25.7 cm
Width: 18.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3849

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

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Provenance

Nathaniel Hone, London (1718-1784), L.2793; anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 16 October 1946, lot 3 (along with D.1952.RW.3850); purchased there by Colnaghi (London), on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, for £10; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: recto, right centre edge, small 6-petalled flower (similar to Briquet 6529 – Coburg 1552).

Inscription: Verso, upper right, graphite and brown ink, crossed out in brown ink: “E_6. / 3-6 //”; centre, brown ink, artist's hand: “i6io adi 20 deb / .G.M.R. //”; lower left, brown ink: “M”; lower right corner, graphite: “#2”; lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: “3849”.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black ink: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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