Female allegorical figure inscribing a shield
Maker
(artist)
1553-1615
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1522-1595
1553-1615
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1522-1595
Title
Female allegorical figure inscribing a shield
Medium
black chalk, pen and light and dark brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount; the lines appear to be incised
Dimensions
Height: 18.6 cm
Width: 10.7 cm
Width: 10.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4491
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
probably Jonathan Richardson, the elder London (1665-1745), L.2983; Randall Davies (1866-1946); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 11 February 1947, lot 6; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 29 March 1951, for £11; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Cherubino Alberti
Inscription: Cherubino Alberti
Inscription: CP [or a cursive 'N'?] D.d.51 4[...] / £25 //
Collector's mark: Mount (Richardson the elder's?), recto, lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); Verso, upper centre: probably Jonathan Richardson the elder (L.2983);
Inscription: T.O.
Inscription: A 151[this crossed out] 14160
Inscription: A.211
Inscription: Cherubino Alberti
Inscription: CP [or a cursive 'N'?] D.d.51 4[...] / £25 //
Collector's mark: Mount (Richardson the elder's?), recto, lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); Verso, upper centre: probably Jonathan Richardson the elder (L.2983);
Inscription: T.O.
Inscription: A 151[this crossed out] 14160
Inscription: A.211
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