Two heads of monsters
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1615-1673
(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
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
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).
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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