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Allegory of Mortality

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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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).

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