Saint Mary Magdalene
Maker
(artist)
1599-1641
1599-1641
Title
Saint Mary Magdalene
Date of Production
(circa) 1628 - 1632
Medium
black and white chalk on blue laid paper with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 28 cm
Width: 22 cm
Width: 22 cm
Accession Number
D.1978.PG.328
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
possibly unidentified collector's mark; De Beer Fine Art (London); purchased there by Count Antoine Seilern, London (1901-1978), 25 March 1963 (£600); Princes Gate Bequest 1978
Exhibition History
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection B), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 29/01/1982-25/07/1982
Literature
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection B), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1982
cat. no. 164
no. 164
Seilern, Count Antoine, Flemish paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7. Addenda, London 1969; IV
no. 328
pl. XLIII
in file
cat. no. 164
no. 164
Seilern, Count Antoine, Flemish paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7. Addenda, London 1969; IV
no. 328
pl. XLIII
in file
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Backing sheet, right centre: small bunch of grapes (exact match not found in Briquet, Heawood or Piccard).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper right edge, red chalk: "20"; upper right corner, graphite: "11" or "M"; lower centre, graphite, erased and difficult to read: "Tomas d[...]"; lower right, red chalk: "T".
Collector's mark: ? Recto: lower right corner, blindstamped or inscribed with a blind stylus, only the first letter visible: "T" or "J [...]" (not in Lugt).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper right edge, red chalk: "20"; upper right corner, graphite: "11" or "M"; lower centre, graphite, erased and difficult to read: "Tomas d[...]"; lower right, red chalk: "T".
Collector's mark: ? Recto: lower right corner, blindstamped or inscribed with a blind stylus, only the first letter visible: "T" or "J [...]" (not in Lugt).
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