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Flight into Egypt

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(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

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

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).

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