Portrait head of a woman
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1667-1745
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1702-1739
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1667-1745
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1702-1739
Title
Portrait head of a woman
Medium
graphite, pen and ink (brown) on laid paper, laid down on a mount
Dimensions
Height: 9.8 cm
Width: 8.1 cm
Width: 8.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1602
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 46 (with 22 others) as by Jonathan Richardson, the elder; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 60
with former incorrect accession number 4618
p. 60
with former incorrect accession number 4618
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check as is laid down; none evident in raking light.
Inscription: Col. Seymour
Inscription: Col. Seymour
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