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Apotheosis of a saint

Maker

(artist)
1648-1729

Title

Apotheosis of a saint

Medium

black chalk, brown wash and white bodycolour on blue laid paper, squared in black chalk

Dimensions

Height: 38.1 cm
Width: 52.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.69

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

F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1.1); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Recto, right centre: narrow shield containing a crowned man kneeling before a cross (of a type with Heawood 1346-54, Italian papers dated 1570-1695, but no exact match).

Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite, Witt number: "69"; right centre, brown ink: "Devonshire / Franceschini".

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

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