Head of a young woman
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1667-1745
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1667-1745
Title
Head of a young woman
Medium
graphite on laid paper, laid down on a mount that is now cut into an irregular "L" shape
Dimensions
Height: 11.1 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1617
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
p. 60
Inscriptions
Inscription: 1617
Inscription: 1614
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: 1614
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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