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Two heads of monsters

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1615-1673

Title

Two heads of monsters

Medium

graphite, brown wash on laid paper on a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 11.7 cm
Width: 14 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.575

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

F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (5 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Special Display - Neapolitan drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 06/10/2011-26/01/2012

Literature

Mahoney, Michael, The drawings of Salvator Rosa, New York and London 1977
no. 20.31

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: recto, left upper edge, fragment: two adjacent circles, unable to see what they contain.

Inscription: Inscription on upper verso visible via transmitted light but illegible and hidden behind support. SUPPORT (historic), VERSO: lower left, graphite, number circled: “14 SC” [or “SL”]; centre, graphite, Witt number: “575”.

Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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