Study of two male figures for the 'Baptism of Christ'
Maker
(artist)
1597-1630
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1598-1654
1597-1630
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1598-1654
Title
Study of two male figures for the 'Baptism of Christ'
Date of Production
(circa) 1629 - 1630
Medium
pen and ink (light brown), wash (light brown) on laid paper, laid down on a historic paper support (now with ragged and torn edges; looks like an album page)
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 12.4 cm
Width: 12.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4222
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
Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 31 December 1946; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 29 September 1949, for £5; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings by Guercino and other Baroque Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/02/1977-01/03/1977
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Literature
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 37
as by Alessandro Algardi
Vitzthum, Walter, 'Disegni di Alessandro Algardi' in 'Bolletino d'Arte', January - June 1963 - 79-98; 1-11
p. 87
fig. 28 on p. 89
cat. no. 37
as by Alessandro Algardi
Vitzthum, Walter, 'Disegni di Alessandro Algardi' in 'Bolletino d'Arte', January - June 1963 - 79-98; 1-11
p. 87
fig. 28 on p. 89
Inscriptions
Watermark: none visible in the drawing sheet.
Support (historic), centre: Arms of Amsterdam (according to Churchill, p 28, a mark in use from 1635-1796, first on paper made in France, then joined by Dutch mills).
Inscription: Al: Algardi
Inscription: D1089/ Alessandro Algardi 1602-1654 / LGD
Inscription: A 14091
Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Al: Algardi
Inscription: D1089/ Alessandro Algardi 1602-1654 / LGD
Inscription: A 14091
Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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