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Composition studies for "The departure of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)"

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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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

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.

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