Flight into Egypt
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1568-1640
(artist)
1568-1640
Title
Flight into Egypt
Medium
red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 27.4 cm
Width: 19.6 cm
Width: 19.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.926
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
A. Berthel, Surrey; purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1.5); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Bolzoni, Marco Simone, Il Cavalier Giuseppe Cesari d'Arpino, Rome, Ugo Bozzi Editore 2013
p. 12, 431
Attribution Revoked
p. 12, 431
Attribution Revoked
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed by the artist?: m/ Giuseppe.
Inscription: Verso (hidden under backing sheet, visible via transmitted light): left centre, graphite? underlined: 311.
Inscription: Verso: left centre, graphite, underlined, a window cut in the backing sheet to reveal it: 311
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite, Witt number and info: 926 / Giuseppe Cesare / (Cav. d'Arpino) / n. 1568 - 1640 / c.d. orig Posse / Cavaliere Giuseppe Cesari D'arpino / B. 1560 d. 1640 .
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed by the artist?: m/ Giuseppe.
Inscription: Verso (hidden under backing sheet, visible via transmitted light): left centre, graphite? underlined: 311.
Inscription: Verso: left centre, graphite, underlined, a window cut in the backing sheet to reveal it: 311
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite, Witt number and info: 926 / Giuseppe Cesare / (Cav. d'Arpino) / n. 1568 - 1640 / c.d. orig Posse / Cavaliere Giuseppe Cesari D'arpino / B. 1560 d. 1640 .
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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