Beggar
Maker
Formerly attributed to
Raffaello da Montelupo (artist)
1504-1566
Raffaello da Montelupo (artist)
1504-1566
Title
Beggar
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down on an historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 18.3 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4434
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
Nathaniel Hone, London (1718-1784); Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792); Thomas Banks, London (1735-1805); by descent to his son-in-law, Ambrose Poynter, London (1796-1886); by descent to his son, Sir Edward John Poynter, London (1836-1919); Richard George Mathews, London; R.E.A. Wilson (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Collector's mark: Recto: right lower edge, stamped in black: Richard George Mathews (L.2213).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364).
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Thomas Banks (L.2423).
Watermark: none evident in the drawing sheet. Mount (historic), Recto: left centre edge, top the crown and shield of a Strasburg lily.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364).
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Thomas Banks (L.2423).
Watermark: none evident in the drawing sheet. Mount (historic), Recto: left centre edge, top the crown and shield of a Strasburg lily.
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