Robinson Crusoe standing on an island holding a spear, greeting another figure - frontispiece for 'Young Crusoe'
Maker
(artist)
1760-1848
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1755-1834
1760-1848
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1755-1834
Title
Robinson Crusoe standing on an island holding a spear, greeting another figure - frontispiece for 'Young Crusoe'
Date of Production
1828 - 1829
Medium
traces of graphite (visible under microscope), red chalk and pen and grey ink on wove paper, with grey ink framing lines, adhered at three corners to a blue paper mount
Dimensions
Height: 12.1 cm
Width: 8.2 cm
Width: 8.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1684
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
Walter T. Spencer (bookseller and dealer), London (1863-1936); from whom purchased by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (as Stothard, with D.1952.RW.1682-1683 and 1685-1690); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 48
p. 48
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink: “T. Stothard.”; lower left edge, brown ink: “1828-29 Young Crusoe”; lower right, graphite: “Wn [?]”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Thomas Stothard / 1755-1834 / Robinson Crusoe.”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink: “T. Stothard.”; lower left edge, brown ink: “1828-29 Young Crusoe”; lower right, graphite: “Wn [?]”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Thomas Stothard / 1755-1834 / Robinson Crusoe.”.
Collector's mark: none.
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