Vision of a martyr
Maker
(artist)
1689-1749
1689-1749
Title
Vision of a martyr
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash on blue laid paper, with black chalk and ink framing lines, laid down on a support
Dimensions
Height: 26 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.745
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
Sotheby's (London), 12 July 1922; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (10 shilings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
German Art, 1400-1800, from Collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, 24/10/1961-10/12/1961
Literature
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1961
cat. no. 219
cat. no. 219
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, graphite, signed by the artist?: “Neúnhertz / a Breslau //”. Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “745”; lower right, graphite: “P.”. Verso: lower left, graphite: “Cave Coll. / Sotheby 12 July 22 //”.
Label: Removed but mounted with the drawing: printed in blue ink, number added in blue ink: coat of arms above “CITY OF MANCHESTER / ART GALLERY / 78 //”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, graphite, signed by the artist?: “Neúnhertz / a Breslau //”. Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “745”; lower right, graphite: “P.”. Verso: lower left, graphite: “Cave Coll. / Sotheby 12 July 22 //”.
Label: Removed but mounted with the drawing: printed in blue ink, number added in blue ink: coat of arms above “CITY OF MANCHESTER / ART GALLERY / 78 //”.
Collector's mark: none.
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