Rinaldo and Armida
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1634-1689
(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
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.
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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