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Study of two heralds in ceremonial dress of the Order of the Garter
Maker
(artist)
1618-1680
1618-1680
Title
Study of two heralds in ceremonial dress of the Order of the Garter
Date of Production
mid-1660s
Medium
black and white chalk and charcoal on blue (now faded to brown on the recto) laid paper, the left and upper left edges and right upper corner made up, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 51.8 cm
Width: 36.5 cm
Width: 36.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1259
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
Label Text
This elaborate work belongs to a series of 31 drawings depicting the members of the Order of the Garter, England’s highest order of chivalry. The series was made shortly after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, possibly for an unrealized decorative scheme, most likely a tapestry series. They may have been inspired by an oil sketch of the same subject in Lely’s collection, painted by Anthony van Dyck, his predecessor in the role of Principal Painter to the King.
Provenance
Count Charles Cobenzl, Austrian Netherlands (1712-1770); purchased from him by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1729-1796), April 1768 (along with the rest of Cobenzl's collection) and thus entering her private collection which became The Hermitage (inventory number OR 5928); removed from there by the Soviet State and sold at C.G. Boerner (Leipzig), 29 April 1931, lot 149 (whose catalogue records it as bearing the stamp of Paul I, son of Catherine the Great, which is no longer extant); purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 16 September 1935 (£70 and in part exchange); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings Gallery Display - Pen to Brush: British Drawings and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/11/2021-28/02/2022
Special Display - Peter Lely - The Draughtsman and his Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/09/2012-13/01/2013
The Witt Collection - Four centuries of drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/04/2004-20/06/2004 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
Sir Peter Lely, National Portrait Gallery, London, 17/11/1978-18/03/1979
British Heraldry, British Museum, London, 04/05/1978-27/08/1978
English portraits: from Francis Bacon, the philosopher to Francis Bacon, the painter., National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (organised by British Council), 01/10/1975-01/12/1975
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
The Age of Charles II, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1960-1961
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 12/06/1952-12/07/1952
Royal College of Heralds, 1951
Three Centuries of British Watercolours and Drawings, Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1951
Stuart Paintings and Drawings, Bristol, 1951
William and Mary and their Time, V&A, London, 1950
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
Exhibition of Old Master drawings, Colnaghi, London, 1935 (Dec.)
Musée de l’Ermitage. Dessins des maîtres anciens., Hermitage, Leningrad, 1926 ...Less
Special Display - Peter Lely - The Draughtsman and his Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/09/2012-13/01/2013
The Witt Collection - Four centuries of drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/04/2004-20/06/2004 ...More
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
Sir Peter Lely, National Portrait Gallery, London, 17/11/1978-18/03/1979
British Heraldry, British Museum, London, 04/05/1978-27/08/1978
English portraits: from Francis Bacon, the philosopher to Francis Bacon, the painter., National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (organised by British Council), 01/10/1975-01/12/1975
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
The Age of Charles II, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1960-1961
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 12/06/1952-12/07/1952
Royal College of Heralds, 1951
Three Centuries of British Watercolours and Drawings, Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1951
Stuart Paintings and Drawings, Bristol, 1951
William and Mary and their Time, V&A, London, 1950
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
Exhibition of Old Master drawings, Colnaghi, London, 1935 (Dec.)
Musée de l’Ermitage. Dessins des maîtres anciens., Hermitage, Leningrad, 1926 ...Less
Literature
Farr, Dennis, 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections, London: Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1987
p. 162
Fig. p. 163
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 48
Fig. p. 57
English Portraits, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (organised by British Council), 1975
cat. no. 107
Illus. repr. ...More
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 8
The Age of Charles II, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1960-61
cat. no. 512
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 6
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 32
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 23
Illus. pl. VII
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 1952
cat. no. 30
Woodward, John O., Tudor and Stuart Drawings, London: Faber and Faber, 1951
p. 49
Illus. pl. 35
Three Centuries of British Watercolours and Drawings, Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1951
cat. no. 107
William and Mary and their Time, V&A, London, 1950
p. 42
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 623
Illus. pl. 114(b)
Witt, Sir Robert, 'Further Old Master drawings of the English School' in 'The Antique Collector', May 1936; VII
p. 114
Fig. 1 on p. 114
Musée de l’Ermitage. Dessins des maîtres anciens., Hermitage, Leningrad, 1926
no. 107 ...Less
p. 162
Fig. p. 163
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 48
Fig. p. 57
English Portraits, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (organised by British Council), 1975
cat. no. 107
Illus. repr. ...More
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 8
The Age of Charles II, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1960-61
cat. no. 512
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 6
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 32
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 23
Illus. pl. VII
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 1952
cat. no. 30
Woodward, John O., Tudor and Stuart Drawings, London: Faber and Faber, 1951
p. 49
Illus. pl. 35
Three Centuries of British Watercolours and Drawings, Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1951
cat. no. 107
William and Mary and their Time, V&A, London, 1950
p. 42
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 623
Illus. pl. 114(b)
Witt, Sir Robert, 'Further Old Master drawings of the English School' in 'The Antique Collector', May 1936; VII
p. 114
Fig. 1 on p. 114
Musée de l’Ermitage. Dessins des maîtres anciens., Hermitage, Leningrad, 1926
no. 107 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
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