Hunting scene, an animal attacked by three hounds
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1628-1698
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1579-1657
(artist)
1628-1698
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1579-1657
Title
Hunting scene, an animal attacked by three hounds
Date of Production
1595 - 1657
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines mostly trimmed away, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 17 cm
Width: 22.1 cm
Width: 22.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1267
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
Sotheby's (London), 9 May 1934, lot 53; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 16 September 1935 (£5 and in part exchange); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978
Literature
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977- January 1978
cat. no. 45
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 130
cat. no. 45
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 130
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite: "Franz Snyders"; lower right corner under L.2228b, graphite, Colnaghi number, cut off: "A 6[...]" [should be 6949].
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite: "Franz Snyders"; lower right corner under L.2228b, graphite, Colnaghi number, cut off: "A 6[...]" [should be 6949].
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