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Saint Anthony of Padua in ecstasy

Maker

Valerio Spada (artist)
1613-1688

Title

Saint Anthony of Padua in ecstasy

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 18.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4171

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

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Provenance

Jacob Herman Jan Mellaert (1875-1972), London; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: recto, left of centre: circle containing anchor and letter “P” (could not find match in Heawood).

Inscription: Mount (removed, in curatorial file), Recto: lower centre, brown ink, date added in graphite: “di Valerio Spada + 1650.”. Mount (removed, in box from P&D), Verso: lower centre, graphite, hard to read, three lines crossed out:” A-F hoops angel / 379 1 Da[...] [...]ucard / 379 2 Bee[...] Marine W[...]? / Gabriel / 379 3 Sader //”.

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

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