Moorish grotto in Sicily (recto)
Maker
Attributed to
François Stella (artist)
1563-1605
Formerly attributed to
Etienne Martellange (artist)
1569-1641
François Stella (artist)
1563-1605
Formerly attributed to
Etienne Martellange (artist)
1569-1641
Title
Moorish grotto in Sicily (recto)
Date of Production
1500 - 1599
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolour, with brown ink framing lines on three edges (recto), graphite (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 20.5 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1982.JW.32
Mode of Acquisition
John Witt, Art Fund bequest & grant aid, 1982
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Baroni (Florence); purchased there by Sir John Witt, London (1907-1982), June 1971; John Witt Bequest via the Art Fund 1982
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: crowned eagle with spread wings above a triangle above a “C” above “MI” (not found in Heawood or Piccard).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, artist’s hand?: “Grotto Antichi. Dell. habitatione / Delli mori in Sicilia //”. Verso: upper centre edge, graphite, faded and mostly illegible: “Y[…] Dea[…] / Nic[…] //”; lower left corner, graphite, abraded and mostly illegible: “12 […] / G[…] //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir John Witt (L.646a).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, artist’s hand?: “Grotto Antichi. Dell. habitatione / Delli mori in Sicilia //”. Verso: upper centre edge, graphite, faded and mostly illegible: “Y[…] Dea[…] / Nic[…] //”; lower left corner, graphite, abraded and mostly illegible: “12 […] / G[…] //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir John Witt (L.646a).
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