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Cavalry battle

Maker

(artist)
1690-1748

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1616-1677

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1640-1700

Title

Cavalry battle

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, cut into an octagon and laid down on a historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 25.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1474

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








War casualties

Provenance

Horace Walpole, London and Strawberry Hill (1717-1797); John Chaloner Smith, Dublin (1827-1895); E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: unable to see clearly due to mount and drawing, includes a small circle.

Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink, signed with artist's monogram: "TW:". Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, graphite, erased: "no[...]". Mount (historic), Verso: upper left corner, graphite: "D 33"; upper right, graphite: "641"; upper left, graphite: "#2"; centre, graphite: "H. Walpole + Smith Collns."; lower centre, graphite, the number circled: "Wyck / 20 P //"; lower left corner, graphite: "John van Wycke / B.1640. D 1702 //".

Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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