Presentation in the temple
Maker
(artist)
1619-1676
1619-1676
Title
Presentation in the temple
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 30.7 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4523
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
James Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (Viscount Fitzharris) (1807-1889); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 21 April 1950, lot 86; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 29 March 1951 (£78); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Rembrandt and his circle: an exhibition of drawings, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 1966
under no. 45
under no. 45
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to support.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: upper centre edge, brown ink, underlined: "E 8."; centre, brown ink: "A No 62."; centre, graphite: "10"; left centre, graphite: "17/6"; lower right corner, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: "A 17408 / RS/L/- //".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: upper centre edge, brown ink, underlined: "E 8."; centre, brown ink: "A No 62."; centre, graphite: "10"; left centre, graphite: "17/6"; lower right corner, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: "A 17408 / RS/L/- //".
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