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Portrait of a young man
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1480-1556
(artist)
1480-1556
Title
Portrait of a young man
Date of Production
1508 - 1510
Medium
black chalk with stumping, red and white chalk on laid paper prepared with a green wash
Dimensions
Height: 33.6 cm
Width: 27 cm
Width: 27 cm
Accession Number
D.1978.PG.90
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
William Russell, London (1800-1884), L.2648 (lower right) [no Lotto drawings listed in his 1884 estate sale at Christie's, but could have been among dozens of unidentified Old Master drawings listed as being in a portfolio]; Henry Wagner (1840-1926); Archibald George Blomefield Russell, London and Swanage (1879-1955), L.2770a (lower right); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 9 June 1955, lot 6 (repr.); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Count Antoine Seilern, London (1901-1978) (£8,000); Princes Gate Bequest 1978
Exhibition History
In the Age of Giorgione, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 12/03/2016-05/06/2016
About Time, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/02/2000-30/05/2000
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 16/10/1991-19/01/1992 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 17/07/1981-26/01/1982
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Exposition de l'art italien, de Cimabue à Tiepolo, Petit Palais, Paris, 1935
Winter exhibition: Italian Art 1200-1900, Royal Academy, London, 01/01/1930-08/03/1930
Exhibition... on behalf of the Artists' General Benevolent Fund, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1925 ...Less
About Time, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/02/2000-30/05/2000
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 16/10/1991-19/01/1992 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 17/07/1981-26/01/1982
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Exposition de l'art italien, de Cimabue à Tiepolo, Petit Palais, Paris, 1935
Winter exhibition: Italian Art 1200-1900, Royal Academy, London, 01/01/1930-08/03/1930
Exhibition... on behalf of the Artists' General Benevolent Fund, Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1925 ...Less
Literature
Facchinetti, Simone and Arturo Galansino, In the Age of Giorgione, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 2016
p. 60-61
ill. on p. 61
In the Age of Giorgione, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016
cat. no. 11
ill. on p. 61
as attributed to Lotto, c. 1511
Ballarin, Alessandro, Leonardo a Milano: problemi di leonardismo milanese tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento. Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio prima della Pala Casio, 2010
pp. 951-55
pl. CCCLXI ...More
Rearick, William R., Il disegno veneziano del Cinquecento, 2001
p. 86
Dal Pordenone a Palma il Giovane : devozione e pietà nel disegno veneziano del Cinquecento, Chiesa di San Francesco, Pordenone, Italy, 15 Oct. - 10 Dec. 2000
p. 86 under no. 2
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 48
pp. 104, 184
ill. on p. 105
as Lotto, c. 1508-20
Farr, Dennis, 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections, London: Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1987
p. 128
ill. on p. 129
as Lotto
Sutton, Denys (ed.), 'XVII.Discoveries' in 'Apollo', Aug. 1985 - pp. 118-129; 123, 282
p. 123
pl. XI on p. 129
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 27
ill. on p. 35
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), Courtauld Gallery, London, 1981-1982
cat. no. 137
ill. on p. 98
as Lotto (?)
Volpe, Carlo, 'Lotto a Roma e Raffaello' in 'Lorenzo Lotto. Atti del Convegno internazionale di studi per il V centenario della nascita', Asolo, (1980), 1981
pp. 138-40
Rearick, W.R., 'Lorenzo Lotto: the drawings, 1500-1525' in 'Lorenzo Lotto. Atti del Convegno internazionale di studi per il V centenario della nascita', Asolo (1980), 1981
pp. 28-29, 32
as Lotto, c. 1520-21
Pallucchini, Rodolfo and Giordana Mariani Canova, L'opera completa del Lotto, Milan 1975
no. 276 on p. 122
Seilern, Count Antoine, Italian paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London, SW7, London 1959; II
no. 90
pl. XLVII
as attributed to Lotto, dated c. 1508-10
Berenson, Bernard, Lorenzo Lotto, London 1956
p. 102
pl. 274
"perhaps Lotto's best drawing", dated 1530-35
Lugt, Frits, Les marques de collections. Supplément, The Hague 1956
p. 395 under L.2770a
'£84,800 for Old Master' in 'The Times', 10 June 1955
unpag.
ill.
as bought by Colnaghi for £8,000
Sutton, Denys, '£15,190 paid for Herald's art collection' in 'Daily Telegraph', 10 June 1955
unpag.
as bought by Byam Shaw for £8,000
'Il collezionista' in 'Sele arte', May-Jun. 1955; 18, anno III
p. 77
ill. on p. 77
refers to Sotheby's sale
Sotheby's, London, Important old master drawings; fine paintings, 9 June 1955
lot 6
ill.
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Banti, Anna, Lorenzo Lotto, Florence 1953
p. 69
ill.
Tietze, Hans and Erica Tietze-Conrat, The drawings of the Venetian Painters in the 15th and 16th centuries, New York, 1944
p. 184 and no. 765 on p. 185
pl. XCI
expressed some doubts but concluded "a certain 18th century flavour" is due to its state of preservation
Popham, A.E., Catalogue of Italian drawings exhibited at the Italian Exhibition of 1930, 1931
no. 257
pl. CCXVII
Clark, Kenneth and Lord Balniel, A commemorative catalogue of the exhibition of Italian art, Oxford 1931
no. 859
Italian art exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Academy, London, 1930 Oxford 1931
cat. no. 601
lent by A.G.B. Russell
Gibson, William, 'The Italian drawings at Burlington House - II' in 'Apollo', Mar. 1930 - pp. 171-78; 11, no. 63
pp. 176-77
ill.
Hadeln, Baron von, Venezianische Zeichnungen der Hochrenaissance, Berlin 1925
pl. 24
Berenson, Bernard, Lorenzo Lotto: an essay in constructive art criticism, London 1901
pp. 241-42
dated c. 1515
Wivel, Matthias, "Lotto Drawings: a Progress Report" in Enrico Maria dal Pozzolo (ed.), Los retratos de Lorenzo Lotto: Actas del Congreso International / Proceedings of the International Symposium September 2018, Madrid, 2022, pp. 45-55
pp. 49-52
fig. 6 on p. 50
Wivel rejects this drawing as by Lotto and attributes it to 'Northern Italian, 17th century?', and cites Peter Bower's assessment that the paper is French of 16th or even 17th-century manufacture. ...Less
p. 60-61
ill. on p. 61
In the Age of Giorgione, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2016
cat. no. 11
ill. on p. 61
as attributed to Lotto, c. 1511
Ballarin, Alessandro, Leonardo a Milano: problemi di leonardismo milanese tra Quattrocento e Cinquecento. Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio prima della Pala Casio, 2010
pp. 951-55
pl. CCCLXI ...More
Rearick, William R., Il disegno veneziano del Cinquecento, 2001
p. 86
Dal Pordenone a Palma il Giovane : devozione e pietà nel disegno veneziano del Cinquecento, Chiesa di San Francesco, Pordenone, Italy, 15 Oct. - 10 Dec. 2000
p. 86 under no. 2
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 48
pp. 104, 184
ill. on p. 105
as Lotto, c. 1508-20
Farr, Dennis, 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections, London: Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1987
p. 128
ill. on p. 129
as Lotto
Sutton, Denys (ed.), 'XVII.Discoveries' in 'Apollo', Aug. 1985 - pp. 118-129; 123, 282
p. 123
pl. XI on p. 129
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 27
ill. on p. 35
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), Courtauld Gallery, London, 1981-1982
cat. no. 137
ill. on p. 98
as Lotto (?)
Volpe, Carlo, 'Lotto a Roma e Raffaello' in 'Lorenzo Lotto. Atti del Convegno internazionale di studi per il V centenario della nascita', Asolo, (1980), 1981
pp. 138-40
Rearick, W.R., 'Lorenzo Lotto: the drawings, 1500-1525' in 'Lorenzo Lotto. Atti del Convegno internazionale di studi per il V centenario della nascita', Asolo (1980), 1981
pp. 28-29, 32
as Lotto, c. 1520-21
Pallucchini, Rodolfo and Giordana Mariani Canova, L'opera completa del Lotto, Milan 1975
no. 276 on p. 122
Seilern, Count Antoine, Italian paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London, SW7, London 1959; II
no. 90
pl. XLVII
as attributed to Lotto, dated c. 1508-10
Berenson, Bernard, Lorenzo Lotto, London 1956
p. 102
pl. 274
"perhaps Lotto's best drawing", dated 1530-35
Lugt, Frits, Les marques de collections. Supplément, The Hague 1956
p. 395 under L.2770a
'£84,800 for Old Master' in 'The Times', 10 June 1955
unpag.
ill.
as bought by Colnaghi for £8,000
Sutton, Denys, '£15,190 paid for Herald's art collection' in 'Daily Telegraph', 10 June 1955
unpag.
as bought by Byam Shaw for £8,000
'Il collezionista' in 'Sele arte', May-Jun. 1955; 18, anno III
p. 77
ill. on p. 77
refers to Sotheby's sale
Sotheby's, London, Important old master drawings; fine paintings, 9 June 1955
lot 6
ill.
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Banti, Anna, Lorenzo Lotto, Florence 1953
p. 69
ill.
Tietze, Hans and Erica Tietze-Conrat, The drawings of the Venetian Painters in the 15th and 16th centuries, New York, 1944
p. 184 and no. 765 on p. 185
pl. XCI
expressed some doubts but concluded "a certain 18th century flavour" is due to its state of preservation
Popham, A.E., Catalogue of Italian drawings exhibited at the Italian Exhibition of 1930, 1931
no. 257
pl. CCXVII
Clark, Kenneth and Lord Balniel, A commemorative catalogue of the exhibition of Italian art, Oxford 1931
no. 859
Italian art exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Academy, London, 1930 Oxford 1931
cat. no. 601
lent by A.G.B. Russell
Gibson, William, 'The Italian drawings at Burlington House - II' in 'Apollo', Mar. 1930 - pp. 171-78; 11, no. 63
pp. 176-77
ill.
Hadeln, Baron von, Venezianische Zeichnungen der Hochrenaissance, Berlin 1925
pl. 24
Berenson, Bernard, Lorenzo Lotto: an essay in constructive art criticism, London 1901
pp. 241-42
dated c. 1515
Wivel, Matthias, "Lotto Drawings: a Progress Report" in Enrico Maria dal Pozzolo (ed.), Los retratos de Lorenzo Lotto: Actas del Congreso International / Proceedings of the International Symposium September 2018, Madrid, 2022, pp. 45-55
pp. 49-52
fig. 6 on p. 50
Wivel rejects this drawing as by Lotto and attributes it to 'Northern Italian, 17th century?', and cites Peter Bower's assessment that the paper is French of 16th or even 17th-century manufacture. ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: upper centre, across figure's eyes: unclear, appears to be at least two letters, one possibly "L".
Label: All formerly affixed to frame, now unmounted and kept in object file: typewritten with some additions in pen and black ink, the name and title in red: “LORENZO LOTTO / b. c. 1480; d. 1556. / Portrait of a young man. / Black chalk on paper with a green prepared surface, / 13 3/16 x 10 5/8 in. (33.5 x 27 cm.). / From the Henry Wagner collection. / Exhibited at the Exhibition of Italian Art at the / Royal Academy, Burlington House, 1930. / Exhibited at the Exhibition of Italian Art at the / Petit Palais, Paris, 1935. / Illustrated and described in Lorenzo Lotto by B. / Berenson (1901), pp. 241-2. / Illustrated in Venezianische Zeichnungen der / Hochrenaissance, by Baron von Hadeln, Berlin (1925), 24. / Illustrated in Italian Drawings exhibited at the Royal / Academy, 1930 (1931), Plate CCXVII, 257. / Illustrated in Apollo, Italian Exhibition number, Vol. XI”, / No. 63, March 1930.”; RA label printed in black, filled in with a typewriter, with the number at upper left in pen and red ink and the letter in black ink: “Reg. No. Cat. No. 134 / C / EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN ART / ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS / Jan. 1st – March 8th, 1930 / Artist Lorenzo Lotto / Title of Work Portrait of a young man / Name and / Address of / Owner / A.G.B. Russell Esq. M.V.O. / 88a Cromwell Road, / S.W.7. / Medium Size / 13 3/8 x 10 5/8”; Petit Palais label printed in black ink and filled in with a typewriter in purple ink: “EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN ART. PETIT PALAIS / Name Archibald G. B. Russell Esq. / Title Portrait d’un Jeune Home” by / Lorenzo Lotto. / No. 9. / CHENUE, / Exhibition Agent and Packer, / 10 Great St. Andrew Street, / SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON, W.C.”; RA label printed in black, filled in with typewriter in black: “N.B. – This label to be affixed to the back of the frame (not the canvas) of the Picture / ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS / DIPLOMA GALLERY, 1953 – OLD MASTERS’ DRAWINGS / Artist Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556) / Title Portrait of a Young Man / Ser. No. / 35 / Name and / Address of / Owner A.G.B. Russell, Esq., C.V.O., / Lancaster Herald, / College of Arms, / Queen Victoria St., E.C.4. / (Please correct any particulars not properly given)”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Archibald George Blomefield Russell (L.2770a); lower right, blindstamped, upside down: William Russell (L.2648).
Inscription: none.
Label: All formerly affixed to frame, now unmounted and kept in object file: typewritten with some additions in pen and black ink, the name and title in red: “LORENZO LOTTO / b. c. 1480; d. 1556. / Portrait of a young man. / Black chalk on paper with a green prepared surface, / 13 3/16 x 10 5/8 in. (33.5 x 27 cm.). / From the Henry Wagner collection. / Exhibited at the Exhibition of Italian Art at the / Royal Academy, Burlington House, 1930. / Exhibited at the Exhibition of Italian Art at the / Petit Palais, Paris, 1935. / Illustrated and described in Lorenzo Lotto by B. / Berenson (1901), pp. 241-2. / Illustrated in Venezianische Zeichnungen der / Hochrenaissance, by Baron von Hadeln, Berlin (1925), 24. / Illustrated in Italian Drawings exhibited at the Royal / Academy, 1930 (1931), Plate CCXVII, 257. / Illustrated in Apollo, Italian Exhibition number, Vol. XI”, / No. 63, March 1930.”; RA label printed in black, filled in with a typewriter, with the number at upper left in pen and red ink and the letter in black ink: “Reg. No. Cat. No. 134 / C / EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN ART / ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS / Jan. 1st – March 8th, 1930 / Artist Lorenzo Lotto / Title of Work Portrait of a young man / Name and / Address of / Owner / A.G.B. Russell Esq. M.V.O. / 88a Cromwell Road, / S.W.7. / Medium Size / 13 3/8 x 10 5/8”; Petit Palais label printed in black ink and filled in with a typewriter in purple ink: “EXHIBITION OF ITALIAN ART. PETIT PALAIS / Name Archibald G. B. Russell Esq. / Title Portrait d’un Jeune Home” by / Lorenzo Lotto. / No. 9. / CHENUE, / Exhibition Agent and Packer, / 10 Great St. Andrew Street, / SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, LONDON, W.C.”; RA label printed in black, filled in with typewriter in black: “N.B. – This label to be affixed to the back of the frame (not the canvas) of the Picture / ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS / DIPLOMA GALLERY, 1953 – OLD MASTERS’ DRAWINGS / Artist Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556) / Title Portrait of a Young Man / Ser. No. / 35 / Name and / Address of / Owner A.G.B. Russell, Esq., C.V.O., / Lancaster Herald, / College of Arms, / Queen Victoria St., E.C.4. / (Please correct any particulars not properly given)”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Archibald George Blomefield Russell (L.2770a); lower right, blindstamped, upside down: William Russell (L.2648).
Inscription: none.
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