Last Supper
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1569-1632
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1548-1612
(artist)
1569-1632
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1548-1612
Title
Last Supper
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash, squared in graphite on laid paper, with graphite framing lines, laid down on a historic support; some drawing on the verso is evident with transmitted light
Dimensions
Height: 16.7 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4432
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 Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, right centre: small trefoil on a stem above a circle containing a crossbow, with handles at its centre (close, though not a match, to Briquet 763 - dated 1597).
Inscription: RECTO: lower right corner, brown ink: “22”. SUPPORT (historic), VERSO: lower right edge, graphite, Witt number: “4432”. MOUNT (removed, see photo), RECTO: lower right, graphite: “Bernardino Poccetti / Italian. 1542-1612 / The Last Supper. Squared. / c. 1596 //”.
Collector's mark: Support (old), recto, lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: RECTO: lower right corner, brown ink: “22”. SUPPORT (historic), VERSO: lower right edge, graphite, Witt number: “4432”. MOUNT (removed, see photo), RECTO: lower right, graphite: “Bernardino Poccetti / Italian. 1542-1612 / The Last Supper. Squared. / c. 1596 //”.
Collector's mark: Support (old), recto, lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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