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Group of beggars

Maker

After
(artist)
1592-1635

Title

Group of beggars

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper, cut into an oval, with brown ink framing lines, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 14.6 cm
Width: 20.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1578

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

Sotheby's (London), 17 - 18 April 1923, lot 43 (with D.1952.RW.1577); 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

Literature

Three centuries of French taste, Batsford Gallery, London, 1932, 1932

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): left of centre, graphite: "18"; right centre, graphite, Witt number: "1578"; lower right, graphite: "p1/2".

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

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