Saint Ursula
Maker
Attributed to
Caspar Fraisinger (artist)
1550-1599
Formerly attributed to
Philipp Uffenbach (artist)
1566-1636
Caspar Fraisinger (artist)
1550-1599
Formerly attributed to
Philipp Uffenbach (artist)
1566-1636
Title
Saint Ursula
Date of Production
1500 - 1599
Medium
pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 29.2 cm
Width: 18.2 cm
Width: 18.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.426
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
Carl Wiesböck, Vienna (1811-1874), L.2576, 1854; Sotheby's (London), 31 January 1924, lot 12; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (15 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Special Display - German drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 21/06/2007-23/09/2007
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery & Manchester & England, 24/10/1961-10/12/1961 ...More
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1925 ...Less
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery & Manchester & England, 24/10/1961-10/12/1961 ...More
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1925 ...Less
Literature
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 69
Illus. p. 20
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1961
cat. no. 166
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 106
cat. no. 69
Illus. p. 20
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1961
cat. no. 166
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 106
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: probably at centre, but too faint to discern.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper edge, grey ink: “S. VRSVLA.”. Verso: centre, graphite, Witt number: “426”.
Collector's mark: Verso: upper centre, pen and brown ink: Carl Wiesböck (L.2576), including number “854” [as in 1854]; lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper edge, grey ink: “S. VRSVLA.”. Verso: centre, graphite, Witt number: “426”.
Collector's mark: Verso: upper centre, pen and brown ink: Carl Wiesböck (L.2576), including number “854” [as in 1854]; lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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