Coronation of the Virgin
Maker
(artist)
1609-1683
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1611-1690
1609-1683
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1611-1690
Title
Coronation of the Virgin
Date of Production
1657
Medium
red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, the top cut into an arch, laid down on a support
Dimensions
Height: 24.8 cm
Width: 15.8 cm
Width: 15.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.619
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
Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St Helens (1753-1839); Samuel Woodburn (London); John Barnard, London (1709-1784); Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, London and Strawberry Hill (1717-1797); Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: upper centre: globular shape with a letter “B” at a slant (similar to Piccard 21506-21525 – all German, second half 16th century – first quarter 17th century). Support (historic?), Recto: upper left corner: “FJ Head” (a 20th-century paper, according to vintagepaper.co.uk).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink, signed and dated with artist’s monogram: TB F 1657 8 funf [?]”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink, signed and dated with artist’s monogram: TB F 1657 8 funf [?]”.
Collector's mark: none.
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