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Madonna and Child with praying figures

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1572-1622

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1576-1622

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1536-1615

Title

Madonna and Child with praying figures

Date of Production

1585 - 1622

Medium

black chalk, pen and grey ink, blue wash on laid paper, the upper and lower halves of the sheet having been divided but then rejoined

Dimensions

Width: 18.4 cm
Height: 22.8 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.630

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

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Provenance

Nicholas Lanier, London (1588-1666), L.2886; Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Mount (removed, cut down and now in file), graphite: “G. de’ Vecchi! / Spada 630 //”.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower centre, stamped in black ink: Nicholas Lanier (L.2886).

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