Peasant carrying a basket
Maker
(artist)
1605-1647
1605-1647
Title
Peasant carrying a basket
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, grey wash on laid paper, with dark brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 19.7 cm
Width: 14.9 cm
Width: 14.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1514
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
H.E. Morritt; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 22 March 1923, lot 2; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£3.65, along with two others, including RW.1513); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge, fragment: top of a foolscap (no exact match found in Heawood, of a type similar to 1944, 1981 – London, 1677 and 1681).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: “14”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: “14”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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