Two studies of the head of a grimacing man
Maker
(artist)
1666-1742
1666-1742
Title
Two studies of the head of a grimacing man
Date of Production
1666 - 1742
Medium
black, white and red chalk on blue laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 8.3 cm
Width: 16.9 cm
Width: 16.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1449
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
Hoppe (Hermann?); Craddock & Barnard (Tunbridge Wells and London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (19 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Rugendas”. Verso: lower left corner, graphite: “Rugendas / No. 137 [written over “138”] page 30 / du / Cabinet Hoppe / Jos[...] //”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Rugendas”. Verso: lower left corner, graphite: “Rugendas / No. 137 [written over “138”] page 30 / du / Cabinet Hoppe / Jos[...] //”.
Collector's mark: none.
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