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Italian seaport

Maker

(artist)
1660-1686

Title

Italian seaport

Date of Production

1671

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 20.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.15

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

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Provenance

Benno Geiger, Italy and Vienna (1882-1965); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 7 - 10 December 1920, lot 517; E. Parsons & Sons (London), cat. 38, 1921, lot 232; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (32 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Backing sheet, lower centre edge, fragment: top of a large crown.

Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist, first two letters monogram: "JStorck / 1671.". Verso (hidden under backing sheet, visible via transmitted light): lower left corner: "3183". Verso (backing sheet): lower left edge, graphite: "15".

Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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