Assumption of the Virgin
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1625-1713
(artist)
1625-1713
Title
Assumption of the Virgin
Medium
red chalk on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down on an historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 28 cm
Width: 40 cm
Width: 40 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3949
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
F.A. Drey (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Literature
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 43
cat. no. 43
Inscriptions
Inscription: Verso (hidden by mount, visible via transmitted light): lower centre, brown ink, upside down:Netunno di Nicoló Barettoni é Studi di Giuseppe Chiari. Transmitted light reveals more ink writing at the Verso, upper left corner, but unable to read it as is smudged.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: upper left corner, graphite: #12.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none evident in the drawing sheet. Mount (historic), Verso: centre: “J WHATMAN”.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: upper left corner, graphite: #12.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none evident in the drawing sheet. Mount (historic), Verso: centre: “J WHATMAN”.
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