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Head of a laughing child

Maker

Luis Antonio Planes (artist)
1742-1821

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1554-1608

Title

Head of a laughing child

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

black chalk and traces of white chalk on buff laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 26.7 cm
Width: 22.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.42

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

Sir William Stirling Maxwell, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 16 February 1921, lot 249; presumably purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); their sale, cat. 38, 1921, lot 401 (as by Pantoja); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952), L.2228b (19 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 100
Illus. p. 273

Inscriptions

Watermark: in raking light there appears to be one at lower centre, but unable to see more clearly due to thick backing sheet.

Inscription: Recto: lower right, dark brown ink: “Pantofa”.

Collector's mark: none.

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