Classical landscape with figures
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1698-1757
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1604-1682
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1615-1675
(artist)
1698-1757
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1604-1682
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1615-1675
Title
Classical landscape with figures
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 23.1 cm
Width: 34.2 cm
Width: 34.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1574
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
Achille Chariatte (early 20th century); his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 30 April - 1 May 1923, lot 37 (as by Dughet); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£2.25); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
A Passion for Drawings, Collectors at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 28/02/2002-09/06/2002
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962 ...More
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956 ...Less
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962 ...More
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956 ...Less
Literature
Sotheyb's/ Catalogue of Old Master Drawings and Modern Etchings from the Collection of the Late Monsieur A. Chariatte (1923)
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “Pl: 3”; lower right edge, graphite, Witt number: “1574”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “Pl: 3”; lower right edge, graphite, Witt number: “1574”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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