Landscape with buildings by a river
Maker
(artist)
1696-1759
1696-1759
Title
Landscape with buildings by a river
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 13.4 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1074
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
François Fagel, Holland (1657-1746/47); his estate sale, T. Philipe (London), 27 - 29 May 1801; purchased there by William Esdaile, London (1758-1837), L.2617; E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3.65); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper right corner, fragment: tip of a Strasburg lily.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, signed by the artist: "I v. Liender f.". Verso: right centre, graphite: "29"; lower centre, graphite, upside down: "215"; lower right, graphite, upside down, Witt number: "1074"; lower left edge, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "Fagels colln 1801 WE P 61 [written over a crossed-out "55"] N39".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, pen and brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, signed by the artist: "I v. Liender f.". Verso: right centre, graphite: "29"; lower centre, graphite, upside down: "215"; lower right, graphite, upside down, Witt number: "1074"; lower left edge, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "Fagels colln 1801 WE P 61 [written over a crossed-out "55"] N39".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, pen and brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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