Italian seaport
Maker
(artist)
1660-1686
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
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
Keywords
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).
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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