Virgin and Child surrounded by putti (recto)
Nude male figure (upper half) by a later hand (verso)
Maker
Jean-Jacques, the younger Lagrenée (artist)
1739-1821
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1578-1615
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1618-1682
1739-1821
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1578-1615
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1618-1682
Title
Virgin and Child surrounded by putti (recto)
Nude male figure (upper half) by a later hand (verso)
Nude male figure (upper half) by a later hand (verso)
Medium
red chalk with stumping on laid paper, on a historic mount, which itself has a drawing on the verso, in black and red chalk on a grey-prepared ground
Dimensions
Height: 30.5 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1970.WF.4755
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Fund, purchase, 1970
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
possibly Pierre Crozat, Paris (1665-1740); Dr de Croës (?); Bernard Chesnais; Martin & Sewell (London); purchased there by The Courtauld via the Witt Fund, 1970
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: unable to check due to mount.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, graphite, faded and hard to read: “Murillo (BE) [?] / Madonna + Infant Christ / 422 / 3 //”. Mount (historic), Verso: upper left, black ink: “IT”; upper right edge, graphite: “37x46”; upper left, dark brown ink: “paime”; lower left edge, graphite: “xx”. Backboard of frame (removed, recorded on current mount): “Sewell 53-52-8” and “Attrib. Murillo”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector (not in Lugt).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, graphite, faded and hard to read: “Murillo (BE) [?] / Madonna + Infant Christ / 422 / 3 //”. Mount (historic), Verso: upper left, black ink: “IT”; upper right edge, graphite: “37x46”; upper left, dark brown ink: “paime”; lower left edge, graphite: “xx”. Backboard of frame (removed, recorded on current mount): “Sewell 53-52-8” and “Attrib. Murillo”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector (not in Lugt).
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