Head of a man screaming
Maker
Style of
(artist)
1529-1592
(artist)
1529-1592
Title
Head of a man screaming
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 25.2 cm
Width: 20 cm
Width: 20 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.959
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. (£1.2); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink: Bartolomeo Passerotto.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: Passerotti.
Inscription: Verso: lower right, point of brush and wash (light brown), underlined: 132.
Inscription: Verso: lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: 959.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none; the wire profile is almost invisible.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: Passerotti.
Inscription: Verso: lower right, point of brush and wash (light brown), underlined: 132.
Inscription: Verso: lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: 959.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none; the wire profile is almost invisible.
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