Head of a woman - portrait of Lavinia Fontana (?)
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1578-1630
(artist)
1578-1630
Title
Head of a woman - portrait of Lavinia Fontana (?)
Medium
black and red chalk on laid paper, laid down on an historic support with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 10.7 cm
Width: 9.7 cm
Width: 9.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.941
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£2.8); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite, erased and therefore hard to read: Lavinia / Fontana / 941 / [...] Leoni / # 35.
Inscription: Witt mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right and left, graphite: Ottavio Leone / Italian 1575/8-1628/31 / Portrait of Lavinia Fontana / 941.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite, erased and therefore hard to read: Lavinia / Fontana / 941 / [...] Leoni / # 35.
Inscription: Witt mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right and left, graphite: Ottavio Leone / Italian 1575/8-1628/31 / Portrait of Lavinia Fontana / 941.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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