Samson slaying the Philistines
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1702-1788
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1702-1788
Title
Samson slaying the Philistines
Date of Production
1675 - 1699
Medium
red chalk with stumping on laid paper, on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 32 cm
Width: 25 cm
Width: 25 cm
Accession Number
D.1964.WF.4732
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Fund, purchase, 1964
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
an album presumably compiled by an Italian collector in the eighteenth century, possibly Zaccaria Segredo; Colnaghi (London); purchased there by The Courtauld via the Witt Fund, 1964 (£50)
Exhibition History
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number and attribution: “Zuccarelli / D 26817 //”; lower right corner, gold ink, album page number: “5I”. Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, graphite, faded and written twice: “35”. May be something written on the verso, left of centre, but unable to tell through the support.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number and attribution: “Zuccarelli / D 26817 //”; lower right corner, gold ink, album page number: “5I”. Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, graphite, faded and written twice: “35”. May be something written on the verso, left of centre, but unable to tell through the support.
Collector's mark: none.
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