Apotheosis of a saint
Maker
(artist)
1648-1729
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
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).
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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