Promenade in Florence
Maker
After
(artist)
1592-1635
(artist)
1592-1635
Title
Promenade in Florence
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink on laid paper, cut into on oval with two handles on either end, with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Width: 18.6 cm
Height: 13 cm
Height: 13 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1577
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
Sotheby's (London), 17 - 18 April 1923, lot 43 (with D.1952.RW.1578); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (17 shillings each); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Three centuries of French taste, Batsford Gallery, London, 20/01/1932-20/02/1932
Three centuries of French taste, Batsford Gallery, London, 20/01/1932-20/02/1932
Literature
Three centuries of French taste, Batsford Gallery, London, 1932, 1932
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre: a circle containing a bird standing in profile on top of three small hills, above the circle are two small circles (not found in Heawood or Piccard).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, graphite, erased and now illegible: "R[...] ul[...]". Verso (backing sheet): centre, graphite, circled: "17"; right centre, graphite, Witt number: "1577"; lower right, graphite: "p1/2".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, graphite, erased and now illegible: "R[...] ul[...]". Verso (backing sheet): centre, graphite, circled: "17"; right centre, graphite, Witt number: "1577"; lower right, graphite: "p1/2".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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