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Portrait of the artist Jan Maurits Quinkhard, at his easel

Maker

Pieter Wagenaar, II (artist)
1747-1808

After
Julius Henricus Quinkhard (artist)
1736-1776

Title

Portrait of the artist Jan Maurits Quinkhard, at his easel

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

black and red chalk on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 36 cm
Width: 28.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1070

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

E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (£3); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Rijdt, R.J.A. te, 'Geschrapt uit de annalen: Pieter Wagenaar Jr. (1747-1808)' in 'Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum', 1992 - pp. 385-390; 40, 2
pp. 387-88, 420
Fig. 5 on p. 389

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: Strasburg lily above "4" above monogram "WR" - apparently a defective mould, as this top fleur-de-lis above the crown is very askew (not found in Churchill, Heawood or Piccard).

Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, on added piece of paper, brown ink: "J. Quinkhard, Pinx."; lower right corner, on added piece of paper, brown ink, signed by the artist: "P. Wagenaar del..". Verso: lower centre, graphite: "Wagemar [sic] delt. / Portrait of J.M.Q. (With portrait of his son Julius on the easel) / 1070".

Collector's mark: none.

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