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Rinaldo and Armida

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1634-1689

Title

Rinaldo and Armida

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 29.6 cm
Width: 21.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.604

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

John Barnard, London (1709-1784); possibly his sale, Greenwood (London), 16 - 24 February 1787, lot 88 on the 5th night (as 'One Historical, C. Ferri); John MacGowan, Edinburgh (d. 1803), L.1496; George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834); Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens (1753-1839); Walter T. Spencer (bookseller and dealer), London (1863-1936); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: Lot 121. / Tasso .

Inscription: Verso: lower centre, brown ink: Ciro Ferri.

Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite, Witt number: 604.

Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite: 62.

Collector's mark: Verso: centre, stamped in black: John MacGowan (L.1496).

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

Inscription: Mount (removed - see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: Ciro Ferri. Italian 1634-1687 / Scene from Tasso / Colls. Macgowan / Barnard / Spencer / Lord St Helens .

Watermark: none.

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