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Preaching of John the Baptist (recto)
Offset of a man's torso, holding a staff (verso)

Maker

(artist)
1625-1656

Title

Preaching of John the Baptist (recto)
Offset of a man's torso, holding a staff (verso)

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, brown and blue wash, with brown ink framing lines mostly trimmed away (recto), black and white chalk offset (verso), on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 20.5 cm
Width: 33.8 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4142

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

John Marsh Fitchett, Warrington (1818-1880), L.1455; possibly his estate sale, Sotheby’s (London), 12 - 25 May 1882, part of lot 3282; J.H.J. Mellaert (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: upper entre edge, brown ink, signed by the artist: "bleycker f"; upper centre, graphite, erased: "John Baptist in the Wilde[...]". Verso: lower right, graphite: "G.C. Blecker / Signed //"; lower right, brown ink: "ab"; lower right corner, graphite: "8 / #1 //".

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: John Marsh Fitchett (L.1455). Verso: lower left corner on an added piece of paper, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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