Head of a bearded man
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1667-1745
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1667-1745
Title
Head of a bearded man
Medium
pen and ink (brown) on laid paper, laid down on a mount
Dimensions
Height: 7.7 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1619
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 4619
p. 60
with former incorrect accession number 4619
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper left corner, fragment: lower portion of a Pro Patria mark.
Inscription: [...] St. Paul
Inscription: [...] St. Paul
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