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Horseman and two figures

Maker

(artist)
1686-1755

Title

Horseman and two figures

Date of Production

1736

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, the recto prepared with black chalk

Dimensions

Height: 14.2 cm
Width: 9.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1497

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

Williams & Sutch (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (12 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso: upper centre, dark brown ink, artist's hand?: “Di Fran.co Simonini di Parma / Pittore di Battaglie 1736 //”; lower right, brown ink, overly flourished and difficult to read: “McisP[…]” [? Monogram? Signature? Collector’s mark?]. Support (removed, but mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower right and centre, graphite: “T.O. / F. Simonini / 1689 1753 //”. Support (removed, but mounted with the drawing), Verso: upper left, grey ink: “2043/P”.

Collector's mark: none.

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