Young girl grasping at a butterfly (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1793-1819
1793-1819
Title
Young girl grasping at a butterfly (recto)
Date of Production
1786
Medium
black and white chalk (recto), graphite, pen and brown ink (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 14.9 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "P.G. 1786.". Verso: right centre edge, graphite: "BY PAUL GREGOIRE"; lower right corner, graphite: "#2".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower centre edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "P.G. 1786.". Verso: right centre edge, graphite: "BY PAUL GREGOIRE"; lower right corner, graphite: "#2".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower centre edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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