Virgin and Child adored by Saint Stephen and a bishop saint
Maker
(artist)
1575-1640
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
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
Keywords
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).
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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