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Design for a wall monument to a cardinal

Maker

Giovanni Battista Caccini (artist)
1556-1613

Title

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash and watercolour on laid paper, cut around the upper edge of the building and then laid down with the upper corners made up, now hinged at the left edge to a historic mount; some drawing on the verso is just visible via transmitted light

Dimensions

Height: 33.3 cm
Width: 18.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4194

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

Jonathan Richardson, the younger, London (1694-1771); Mrs H.F. Ezekiel (?); her sale, Sotheby's (London), 22 June 1949, lot 38 (with D.1952.RW.4190 and 4192); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), for £5; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermarks: unable to check through the backing sheet; in raking light appears to be one at lower centre. Mount (historic), Recto: upper left corner, cut off: “J WHAT[…]” (as in “J WHATMAN”).

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Jonathan Richardson, the younger (L.2170)

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

Inscription: Caccini ?Giovanni Battista / 1556-1612/13 / Italian / T.O. //

Inscription: G.M. #11

Label: From the collection of J. Richardson, junior.

Label: Unable to ascertain arms. No such coat appears in / Ciaconius Vita Pontificum et Cardinalium //

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