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Seven-headed dragon (recto)

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1487-1564

Title

Seven-headed dragon (recto)

Date of Production

16th century

Medium

pen and brown ink, brown wash and watercolour (recto), black chalk (verso) on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 23.7 cm
Width: 17.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.47

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

Nicola Francesco Haym, London (c. 1679-1729), L.1970 (on support); George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), L.1530 (lower right); Samuel Woodburn, London (1786-1853); his sale, Christie's (London), 16 - 27 June 1854; Sir John Stirling Maxwell (1866-1956); E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (16 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Captured on Paper, Animals in the Prints and Drawings Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20/06/2002-11/08/2002

Literature

Cecilia Ruggeri, Giovanni da Udine riparografo: alcune proposte per una "pittura di cose", Bollettino dei Monumenti Musei e Gallerie Pontificie 2016; 34
p. 248
Illus. no. 16 on p. 251 (recto)
as by da Udine

Inscriptions

Inscription: .J. Fintor. Leonardo Di Venci

Collector's mark: collector's mark of John Spencer (L.1530)

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Nicola Francesco Haym (L.1970)

Watermark: Recto, right centre edge: fragment of a circle showing tip of a small fleur-de-lis or flower (too fragmentary to identify currently).

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