Holy Family in the carpenter's shop
Maker
School of
(artist)
1606-1669
(artist)
1627-1678
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1606-1669
(artist)
1606-1669
(artist)
1627-1678
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1606-1669
Title
Holy Family in the carpenter's shop
Date of Production
(circa) 1646
Medium
traces of black chalk. pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, the upper left corner made up, with added paper border support
Dimensions
Height: 18.3 cm
Width: 23.4 cm
Width: 23.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1978.PG.193
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Alexander Irvine of Drum (1754-1844); by descent to Hugh Irvine (1782-?); by descent to Margaret Irvine; Captain Douglas Wimberley (1828-1912); by descent to Major-General Douglas Wimberley (1896-1983); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 12 June 1953; purchased there by Count Antoine Seilern (1901-1978), 3 July 1953 (£1,500); Princes Gate Bequest 1978 [early information supplied by James Byam Shaw]
Exhibition History
Drawings by Rembrandt in the Princes Gate Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 02/07/1983-25/09/1983
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 17/07/1981-26/01/1982
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 17/07/1981-26/01/1982
Literature
Schatborn, Peter and Erik Hinterding, Rembrandt: the complete drawings and etchings, Cologne: Taschen 2019
cat. D99 over pp. 92-93
Royalton-Kisch, Martin, Catalogue of drawings by Rembrandt and his school. Online research catalogue. https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/rembrandt_drawings/drawings_by_rembrandt.aspx, 2010
under no. 39
"less certainly be Rembrandt and could be a pupil's work"
Drawings by Rembrandt in the Princes Gate Collection, Courtauld Galllery, 1983
cat. no. 21 ...More
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), Courtauld Gallery, London, 1981-1982
cat. no. 144
Seilern, Count Antoine, Corrigenda and Addenda to the Catalogue of paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London, London 1971
no. 193
Benesch, Otto, ‘Neuentdeckte Zeichnungen von Rembrandt’ in 'Jahrbuch der Berliner Museen', 1964; VI
pp. 129-30
Seilern, Count Antoine, Paintings and drawings of Continental Schools other than Flemish and Italian at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7, London 1961; III
no. 193
pl. XVIII
dated c. 1646
Benesch, Otto, Corpus der Rembrandtzeichnungen, 1954-73
no. 620a and under no. 516 ...Less
cat. D99 over pp. 92-93
Royalton-Kisch, Martin, Catalogue of drawings by Rembrandt and his school. Online research catalogue. https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/rembrandt_drawings/drawings_by_rembrandt.aspx, 2010
under no. 39
"less certainly be Rembrandt and could be a pupil's work"
Drawings by Rembrandt in the Princes Gate Collection, Courtauld Galllery, 1983
cat. no. 21 ...More
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), Courtauld Gallery, London, 1981-1982
cat. no. 144
Seilern, Count Antoine, Corrigenda and Addenda to the Catalogue of paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London, London 1971
no. 193
Benesch, Otto, ‘Neuentdeckte Zeichnungen von Rembrandt’ in 'Jahrbuch der Berliner Museen', 1964; VI
pp. 129-30
Seilern, Count Antoine, Paintings and drawings of Continental Schools other than Flemish and Italian at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7, London 1961; III
no. 193
pl. XVIII
dated c. 1646
Benesch, Otto, Corpus der Rembrandtzeichnungen, 1954-73
no. 620a and under no. 516 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: foolscap with five points above "4" above three Medici balls (similar to Churchill 341 though ours has longer points on the hat - dated 1644).
Inscription: Verso: upper right edge, graphite: "8 1 5". Border support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “x”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper right edge, graphite: "8 1 5". Border support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “x”.
Collector's mark: none.
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