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Profile portrait of a woman

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1592-1664

Title

Profile portrait of a woman

Date of Production

1605 - 1664

Medium

black and red chalk with stumping on buff laid paper, on a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 27.9 cm
Width: 20.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3960

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

Hans M. Calmann, London (1899-1982); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 29 October 1947; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 17 March 1948 (£40); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: circle containing a sun, which itself contains a fleur-de-lis at centre (similar to Heawood 3893, though not exact match).

Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: on a separate scrap of paper glued down, brown ink: “Jaco. Vignoli”; lower right corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A14877”.

Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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