Preaching of John the Baptist (recto)
Offset of a man's torso, holding a staff (verso)
Maker
(artist)
1625-1656
1625-1656
Title
Preaching of John the Baptist (recto)
Offset of a man's torso, holding a staff (verso)
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
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).
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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