Seven-headed dragon (recto)
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1487-1564
(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
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
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).
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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