Raising of the Cross
Maker
(artist)
1550-1628
1550-1628
Title
Raising of the Cross
Date of Production
(circa) 1585 - 1600
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down; pen and ink drawing of the same scene on the verso visible with transmitted light, as is evidence of red chalk
Dimensions
Height: 19.6 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1978.PG.372
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
Charles Earle; purchased from his heirs (? the Colnaghi archive book normally lists the name of the seller but here it is written as "Col: Charles Earle", suggesting it was previously in that collection and perhaps now inherited; was this the artist Charles Earle, 1832-1893? A Lt. Col. Charles Earle is listed in a 1954 Christie's catalogue and another Charles Earle is listed in Christie's catalogues in the 1980s) by Colnaghi (London), 27 May 1956; purchased there by Count Antoine Seilern, London (1901-1978), 27 June 1958 (£60); Princes Gate Bequest 1978
Exhibition History
Old Master Drawings, Colnaghi, London, 17/06/1958-17/07/1958
Literature
Seilern, Count Antoine, Italian paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7. Addenda, London 1969; V
no. 372
pl. LVII
dated c. 1585-1600
no. 372
pl. LVII
dated c. 1585-1600
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: unable to see clearly, possibly a bunch of grapes.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite, Colnaghi inv. no.: "A 22169"; lower right corner, graphite: "21".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite, Colnaghi inv. no.: "A 22169"; lower right corner, graphite: "21".
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