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Study for a warrior lying on the battlefield, and an additional study of the left hand

Maker

(artist)
1631-1690

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1625-1713

Title

Study for a warrior lying on the battlefield, and an additional study of the left hand

Date of Production

1645 - 1690

Medium

black, red and white chalk on laid paper, on a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 24.8 cm
Width: 44.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1962.WF.4709

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Fund, purchase, 1962

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords







Provenance

Robert Ludwig Mond, London (1867-1938); by descent to his daughter, Mrs F.H. Brackley; her sale, Christie's (London), 5 December 1961, lot 139; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by The Courtauld Gallery via the Witt Fund, 10 July 1962 (£130)

Exhibition History

Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978

Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968

Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966 ...More

Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962

Old Master Drawings, Colnaghi, London, 19/06/1962-21/07/1962 ...Less

Literature

Borenius, Tancred and Rudolf Wittkower, Catalogue of the collection of drawings by the old masters formed by Sir Robert Mond, London 1937
no. 149
pl. XXIB
as by Maratti

Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 41

Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
cat. no. 34 ...More

Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977- January 1978
cat. no. 81 ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: unable to discern due to support behind (Peter Bower was unable to determine its type either).

Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: left centre, graphite, crossed through: "467"; left centre, graphite, circled: "2"; left centre, graphite: "335"; centre, graphite, circled: "74"; lower right, graphite: "Carlo Maratta"; lower right edge (hidden under handling edges), graphite, Colnaghi number: "D 25742".

Collector's mark: none.

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