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Studies of figures and angels

Maker

A. Caraglio or Carrallio (artist)
17th century (Life dates)

Title

Studies of figures and angels

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down, with remnants of brown ink framing lines mostly trimmed away and the upper corners both cut; a pen and brown ink drawing is visible hidden on the verso via transmitted light

Dimensions

Height: 11.6 cm
Width: 17.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4219

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

Count Moriz von Fries, Vienna (1777-1826); sold via W. Mellish (?) in London, ca. 1820; Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: lower centre, fragment: sunwheel? appears to have wavy rays meeting at the centre but too fragmentary to identify further.

Inscription: A. Carrallio..~ [the 'll' written over 'cc' to change the original inscription "A. Carracci"]

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Count Moriz von Fries (L.2903)

Inscription: 4882 [...]

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