Two sailing barges on a choppy sea
Maker
(artist)
1633-1707
1633-1707
Title
Two sailing barges on a choppy sea
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink, grey wash, on laid paper, with graphite framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 14.2 cm
Width: 21.3 cm
Width: 21.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1083
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
barges (ships' boats)
Provenance
William Esdaile, London (1758-1837), L.2617, 1834; E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (£1.25); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed with the artist's initials?: "W.V.V.". Verso: upper left corner, graphite: "C V V Y"; upper centre, brown ink, monogram, first letters backwards?: "EN." (not in Lugt); lower left, graphite, underlined: "afr"; lower centre, graphite: "2/6 [?]"; lower right, graphite, Witt number: "1083"; lower left, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "1834 WE 12x".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed with the artist's initials?: "W.V.V.". Verso: upper left corner, graphite: "C V V Y"; upper centre, brown ink, monogram, first letters backwards?: "EN." (not in Lugt); lower left, graphite, underlined: "afr"; lower centre, graphite: "2/6 [?]"; lower right, graphite, Witt number: "1083"; lower left, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "1834 WE 12x".
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