Portrait of the Duke of Wellington
Maker
(artist)
1817-1884
1817-1884
Title
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
black, red and white chalk, incised for transfer on brown wove paper (no preparation on verso; the incised lines do not always conform to the drawn lines on the recto)
Dimensions
Height: 37.8 cm
Width: 27.2 cm
Width: 27.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1661
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) [perhaps 25-26 June 1923 like RW.1660, 1662 and 1663?]; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left), n.d. (4 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 31
p. 31
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: "Wellington"; lower right of centre, graphite, Witt number: "1661"; lower right, graphite: "Samuel Lawrence"; lower right edge, graphite: "9-". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Samuel Lawrence / 1812 - 1884 / The Duke of Wellington".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: "Wellington"; lower right of centre, graphite, Witt number: "1661"; lower right, graphite: "Samuel Lawrence"; lower right edge, graphite: "9-". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Samuel Lawrence / 1812 - 1884 / The Duke of Wellington".
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