Saint Francis and companion in a wild landscape
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1667-1749
Attributed to
(artist)
1615-1673
(artist)
1667-1749
Attributed to
(artist)
1615-1673
Title
Saint Francis and companion in a wild landscape
Date of Production
1667 - 1749
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 38.5 cm
Width: 23.9 cm
Width: 23.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.563
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 E. Parsons & Sons (London) [though no source listed on the Witt card, former Witt no. 562, which did not come in the bequest, was a Magnasco purchased at Parsons, with a note on its card referring the reader to Witt card 563, suggesting both were purchased at the same time]; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Salvator Rosa
Inscription: 11
Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Watermark: Recto, right of centre: an oval - unable to see what it contains.
Inscription: 11
Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Watermark: Recto, right of centre: an oval - unable to see what it contains.
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