Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome, Sebastian, Francis and angels adoring
Maker
Manner of
(artist)
1696-1770
(artist)
1696-1770
(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
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
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.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
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