Copy of Domenichino's fresco at Grottaferrata, Rome
Maker
Joseph-Benoît Suvée (artist)
1743-1807
Copy after
(artist)
1581-1641
1743-1807
Copy after
(artist)
1581-1641
Title
Copy of Domenichino's fresco at Grottaferrata, Rome
Date of Production
1774
Medium
red chalk with traces of black chalk on laid paper, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 41.9 cm
Width: 28.5 cm
Width: 28.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4300
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), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 131
p. 131
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to support.
Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, graphite: "21"; lower left edge, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "J.B. Suvée f. dal domenichino in grotta ferrata 1774". Support (historic), Recto: lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: "4300". Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, graphite, unclear: "Openmt #3 / Puebel [?] //".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, graphite: "21"; lower left edge, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "J.B. Suvée f. dal domenichino in grotta ferrata 1774". Support (historic), Recto: lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: "4300". Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, graphite, unclear: "Openmt #3 / Puebel [?] //".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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