Cain and Abel
Maker
(artist)
1498-1574
1498-1574
Title
Cain and Abel
Date of Production
1566
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, incised for transfer
Dimensions
Height: 19.9 cm
Width: 25.1 cm
Width: 25.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3897
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
anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 26 February 1947, lot 30 (with D.1952.RW.3895 and 2 others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£50); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Literature
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 24
cat. no. 24
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, dated: "1566"; lower right edge, brown ink, signed by the artist: "Martyn van Heemskerck, Inventor".
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, now missing, recorded in file), Verso: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, dated: "1566"; lower right edge, brown ink, signed by the artist: "Martyn van Heemskerck, Inventor".
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, now missing, recorded in file), Verso: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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