Group of beggars
Maker
After
(artist)
1592-1635
(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
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
Keywords
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
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).
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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