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Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Maker

(artist)
1669-1783

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799

Title

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Date of Production

1700-1799

Medium

red chalk on laid paper, with red chalk framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 25 cm
Width: 22.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.44

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

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Provenance

Sir William Stirling Maxwell, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 16 February 1921, lot 249; presumably purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); their sale, cat. 38, 1921, lot 414; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (£1.9); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 94
Illus. p. 261

Vieira Lusitano (1699-1783), o desenho, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, 2000
p. 148
Illus. repr.

Inscriptions

Watermark: centre: Strasburg lily above “4” above “L V G” (close to Churchill 411, 413, 414 but no countermark to aid further identification - these are dated 1766, 1775 and 1780 respectively).

Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, underlined: “Vieira.”; lower left edge, brown ink: “Carlo Mn.”

Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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