Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Maker
(artist)
1669-1783
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
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
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
Keywords
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.
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).
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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