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Vision of a martyr

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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.

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