Design for a pilgrim's bottle
Maker
(artist)
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1501-1547
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1500-1571
Attributed to
1500-1599
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1501-1547
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1500-1571
Attributed to
1500-1599
Title
Design for a pilgrim's bottle
Date of Production
1575- 1599
Medium
red and black chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 30.7 cm
Width: 16.9 cm
Width: 16.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.142
Mode of Acquisition
Anthony Blunt, Art Fund bequest & grant aid, 1984
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
acquired by Vicomte Charles-Hippolyte Vilain XIII (1796-1873), 1830-40, in Italy; by descent to Vicomte Adrien Vilain XVIII; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 11 June 1981, lot 34 (as by a follower of Perino del Vaga); purchased there by Professor Anthony Blunt, London (1907-1983); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984
Literature
Sotheby's, London, 11 June 1981, Old Master Drawings, 1981
lot 34
pl. XIX
lot 34
pl. XIX
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: recto, right centre: small heart topped by a small crown, 3.5cm high (no match found in Briquet, Heawood or Piccard ).
Inscription: Label: Removed from the mount? Now mounted with the drawing: black ink: "Benvenuto Cellini (Ecole Florentine)"; graphite: "D.1984.AB.142 FRENCH SCHOOL / 48/16 //"; on round label, blue ballpoint: "49".
Collector's mark: On label removed from the mount? Now mounted with the drawing: red ink: Vicomte Charles-Hippolyte Vilain XIIII (not in Lugt).
Inscription: Label: Removed from the mount? Now mounted with the drawing: black ink: "Benvenuto Cellini (Ecole Florentine)"; graphite: "D.1984.AB.142 FRENCH SCHOOL / 48/16 //"; on round label, blue ballpoint: "49".
Collector's mark: On label removed from the mount? Now mounted with the drawing: red ink: Vicomte Charles-Hippolyte Vilain XIIII (not in Lugt).
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