Composition studies for "The departure of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)"
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
1600-1699
Title
Composition studies for "The departure of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)"
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 19.1 cm
Width: 27.2 cm
Width: 27.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.818
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
Walter T. Spencer, London (1863-1936); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (as Italian? or Flemish School); Witt Bequest 1952; noted missing December 2001; recovered May 2023
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 134
as Flemish, 17th century
p. 134
as Flemish, 17th century
Inscriptions
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite, Witt's hand: "Cangiano / 1527 - 1585 / Spain".
Backing sheet (removed): see comments.
Collector's mark: See comments.
Watermark: centre: small narrow mark terminating in a heart - possibly a crossbow, similar to Briquet 829-831 (Lanzo 1403, Grenoble 1410 and Grenoble 1417 respectively) though this mark is smaller, at 35 mm long.
Collector's mark: See comments.
Watermark: centre: small narrow mark terminating in a heart - possibly a crossbow, similar to Briquet 829-831 (Lanzo 1403, Grenoble 1410 and Grenoble 1417 respectively) though this mark is smaller, at 35 mm long.
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