Saint Anthony of Padua in ecstasy
Maker
Valerio Spada (artist)
1613-1688
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
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
Keywords
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).
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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