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Presentation in the Temple with two figures holding a birdcage

Maker

(artist)
1648-1678

Title

Presentation in the Temple with two figures holding a birdcage

Date of Production

1675

Medium

black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, added graphite, on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 15.3 cm
Width: 19.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1955.WF.4633

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Fund, purchase, 1955

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Provenance

possibly A. Berthel, Surrey; purchased there by The Courtauld via the Witt Fund, 1955

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist, partially cut off by framing lines: "D: Bosboom fecit 1675"; lower right corner, brown ink, partially cut off by framing lines: "Luc 2.27". Verso: lower left, graphite, underlined: "No 190"; lower right, graphite: "Ber 30".

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