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Woman and child and tortoise

Maker

Francesco Brizio (artist)
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

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 [...]

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