Allegory of Mortality
Maker
(artist)
1711-1779
1711-1779
Title
Allegory of Mortality
Date of Production
1756
Medium
black and red chalk, grey and brown wash on laid paper, with black chalk framing lines, incised for transfer, the verso prepared with black chalk (now only visible at upper edge)
Dimensions
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 16.8 cm
Height: 16.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.12
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), cat. 38, 1921, lot 191; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (34 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist?: “J Punt inv: 1756”. Verso: lower left, graphite, Witt number: “12”; lower left corner, graphite: “N25”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist?: “J Punt inv: 1756”. Verso: lower left, graphite, Witt number: “12”; lower left corner, graphite: “N25”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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