Conversion of Saint Paul
Maker
Giulio Benso (artist)
1592-1668
1592-1668
Title
Conversion of Saint Paul
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down on a paper support
Dimensions
Height: 31.7 cm
Width: 50 cm
Width: 50 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4117
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
Santo Varni, Genoa (1805-ca. 1887), L.3531; anonymous sale, Christie's (London), 4 March 1949, lot 38 (with D.1952.RW.4120 and 6 others); purchased there via Colnaghi (London) by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£7.35 for all); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, right centre: circle containing a crescent, above which is a trefoil? (not found in Heawood or Briquet).
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, pen and brown ink: Santo Varni (L.3531) - although the writing does not look the same as on Lugt, though the photos online are too small to see clearly. Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower left on shield, brown ink: “Diverso”; lower left corner, brown ink, signed?: “Giulio Benso”. Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, dark brown ink: “7” written above a crossed out “199” and beside that in lighter brown ink, L.3531?: “Coll.ne S. Varni”. Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, graphite: “£13..[illegible]”; centre, blue crayon: “Benso”; lower left, blue crayon: “WC” with a diagonal line below pointing towards the lower left corner; lower left corner, graphite: “731”; lower left edge, dark brown ink over graphite: “di Giulio Benso £12.50”; lower right corner, graphite, modern mount instructions: “#1 / Open / Imp”.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, pen and brown ink: Santo Varni (L.3531) - although the writing does not look the same as on Lugt, though the photos online are too small to see clearly. Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower left on shield, brown ink: “Diverso”; lower left corner, brown ink, signed?: “Giulio Benso”. Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, dark brown ink: “7” written above a crossed out “199” and beside that in lighter brown ink, L.3531?: “Coll.ne S. Varni”. Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, graphite: “£13..[illegible]”; centre, blue crayon: “Benso”; lower left, blue crayon: “WC” with a diagonal line below pointing towards the lower left corner; lower left corner, graphite: “731”; lower left edge, dark brown ink over graphite: “di Giulio Benso £12.50”; lower right corner, graphite, modern mount instructions: “#1 / Open / Imp”.
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