Conversion of Saint Paul
Maker
(artist)
1628-1679
1628-1679
Title
Conversion of Saint Paul
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk on laid paper, unevenly torn around the figure and partly through the horse, laid down on laid paper with the missing edges filled in, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 31 cm
Width: 21.9 cm
Width: 21.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4448
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
unidentified collector L.474; Nathaniel Hone, London (1718-1784), L.2793; Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830), L.2445; Martin Wronker; his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 7 June 1950, lot 12; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 31 October 1950 (£12); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none visible in the drawing. Support (historic), upper centre: circle containing bird standing in profile on three small mounts.
Inscription: Verso (hidden by backing sheet, visible vis transmitted light): lower centre, ink: illegible due to backing sheet. Support (historic), Verso: upper centre, brown ink: “d1B”; upper centre, graphite: “N. Hone 2793 Lugt / Crozat 474 / Sir Th. Lawrence 2445”; centre, red chalk, partly gone over in graphite: “Guglielmo Pordenone”; centre, graphite: “Guiglielmo Cortese”; centre, brown ink: “1 Day Sat. 26”; lower right, brown ink, crossed through in graphite: “jK”; lower left edge, graphite: “W”; lower right, graphite: “8”; lower right, graphite: “gold on edge of Job”; lower left edge, graphite: “Guglielmo Cortese (Courtois) / 1628-1679”; lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: “A 17526 E/-/-”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector’s mark (L.474). Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (hidden by backing sheet, visible vis transmitted light): lower centre, ink: illegible due to backing sheet. Support (historic), Verso: upper centre, brown ink: “d1B”; upper centre, graphite: “N. Hone 2793 Lugt / Crozat 474 / Sir Th. Lawrence 2445”; centre, red chalk, partly gone over in graphite: “Guglielmo Pordenone”; centre, graphite: “Guiglielmo Cortese”; centre, brown ink: “1 Day Sat. 26”; lower right, brown ink, crossed through in graphite: “jK”; lower left edge, graphite: “W”; lower right, graphite: “8”; lower right, graphite: “gold on edge of Job”; lower left edge, graphite: “Guglielmo Cortese (Courtois) / 1628-1679”; lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: “A 17526 E/-/-”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector’s mark (L.474). Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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