Woman and child and tortoise
Maker
Francesco Brizio (artist)
1574-1623
1574-1623
Title
Woman and child and tortoise
Date of Production
1610
Medium
graphite, pen and ink (brown) on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 27.6 cm
Width: 19.4 cm
Width: 19.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3957
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
Mrs G. Blois (?); purchased from her by Colnaghi (London), 25 February 1948; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 25 February 1948, for £7; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977
Inscriptions
Inscription: cr. A.o 1610 / Francesco Brizio, Bolognese. //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: 2/4
Inscription: 1660,,6 [...]
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: 2/4
Inscription: 1660,,6 [...]
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