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Group of three children

Maker

Mauro Gandolfi (artist)
1764-1834

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1696-1763

Title

Group of three children

Medium

pen and ink (brown) on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 20.8 cm
Width: 30.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4299

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

Efim Schapiro, London (1899-1977); given by him to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Fogli Barocchi. Disegni bolognesi tra Seicento e Settecento, Galleria Maurizio Nobile, Bologna, 2016
p. 14
fig. 7 on p. 16

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: possibly at centre but unable to see clearly due to mount and abrasion of paper.

Inscription: H G[...] 1789

Inscription: No. 1

Inscription: Domenico Fratta (Bolognese) / 1739 //

Inscription: Open mt / #6 //

Inscription: No. 19

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

Inscription: 4299 Domenico Maria Fratta / Italian. 1696-1763 //

Inscription: 400L

Inscription: 6/56 6/96

Inscription: #6

Inscription: 4299

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