Head of an elderly woman (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1629-1658
1629-1658
Title
Head of an elderly woman (recto)
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, with brown ink framing lines (recto), black chalk (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 12.9 cm
Width: 10.6 cm
Width: 10.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1028
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
Hugh Bellingham-Smith, London (1866-1922); F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1.9); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: right lower edge, fragment: a line with a cross leading to three stacked circles.
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, grey ink over brown ink: "C Vischer". Verso: upper left, graphite: "1057".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, grey ink over brown ink: "C Vischer". Verso: upper left, graphite: "1057".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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