Cavalry battle
Maker
(artist)
1690-1748
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1616-1677
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1640-1700
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
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).
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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