Birth of Saint John the Baptist
Maker
After
(artist)
1523-1605
After
(artist)
1615-1678
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1633-1703
(artist)
1523-1605
After
(artist)
1615-1678
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1633-1703
Title
Birth of Saint John the Baptist
Date of Production
1630 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper; loss of lower left corner
Dimensions
Height: 23.1 cm
Width: 29 cm
Width: 29 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.580
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
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Literature
Turner, Jane Shoaf and Christopher White, Dutch and Flemish drawings in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London 2014
p. 475
Under no. 549
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 25
p. 475
Under no. 549
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 25
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: "Arteaga".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: "Arteaga".
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