Head of a young woman, laughing - study for 'The King Drinks'
Maker
(artist)
1593-1678
1593-1678
Title
Head of a young woman, laughing - study for 'The King Drinks'
Date of Production
(circa) 1645
Medium
black, red and white chalk on laid paper, cut into an octagon
Dimensions
Height: 17.6 cm
Width: 15 cm
Width: 15 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1263
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
Laughter
Provenance
anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 13 March 1935, lot 1 (with two others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 18 July 1935 (£8); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
d'Hulst, R.A., Jordaens drawings, London 1974
no. A.167
Fig. 177
d'Hulst, R.A., De tekeningen van Jacob Jordaens, Brussels 1956
no. 389, p. 454
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 127
no. A.167
Fig. 177
d'Hulst, R.A., De tekeningen van Jacob Jordaens, Brussels 1956
no. 389, p. 454
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 127
Inscriptions
Watermark: Recto: left centre edge: small crowned shield containing a tower in the upper half, chevrons in the lower half (not found in Heawood or Briquet, nor in Memory of Paper). Peter Bower in his Flemish watermark report said the paper type is very similar to D.1952.RW.4099 but made on a different mould.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "Jordaens / Goofrei //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "Jordaens / Goofrei //".
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