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Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome, Sebastian, Francis and angels adoring

Maker

Manner of
(artist)
1696-1770

(artist)
1696-1770

Title

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome, Sebastian, Francis and angels adoring

Date of Production

(circa) 1730

Medium

black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper, laid down, the upper edges made up

Dimensions

Height: 43.5 cm
Width: 31.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1978.PG.377

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 acquired directly from the Tiepolo studio by Armand Louis François de Mestral de Saint-Saphorin (1738-1806) while serving as ambassador in Madrid; Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Count Antoine Seilern (1901-1978), 17 February 1965 (£2,000); Princes Gate Bequest 1978

Exhibition History

Drawings by Tiepolo and Guardi in the Princes Gate Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 31/07/1982-30/01/1983

Literature

Knox, George, 'Ca' Sandi: la forza della eloquenza' in 'ARTE/Documento', 1994 - pp. 135-45; 7
pp. 143, 145

Seilern, Count Antoine, Italian paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7. Addenda, London 1969; V
no. 377
pl. LXIV

Drawings by Tiepolo and Guardi in the Princes Gate Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 31/07/1982- 30/01/1983, cat. by Helen Braham
cat. no. 4

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: lower centre: small trefoil crown above a double circle containing letter “A” with a carrot for a crossbar, all above “BERGAMO” (see drawing in file, nearest in Heawood is 1867 – Bologna 1695). Backing sheet, upper centre: “ML” (not found in Heawood) or “WT” ?

Inscription: none.

Collector's mark: none.

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