Unidentified subject - kneeling man offering a wreath to emperor on throne
Maker
(artist)
1760-1848
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1755-1834
1760-1848
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1755-1834
Title
Unidentified subject - kneeling man offering a wreath to emperor on throne
Date of Production
1760 - 1848
Medium
pen and grey ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper, cut into an oval and laid down on a card support
Dimensions
Height: 7.9 cm
Width: 6.3 cm
Width: 6.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1689
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), L.2228b, n.d. (as Stothard, with D.1952.RW.1682-1688 and 1690); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 8
p. 8
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right (on base of throne), grey ink: "T.Stothard.". Support (historic), Recto: lower right of centre edge, graphite: "T. Stothard".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right (on base of throne), grey ink: "T.Stothard.". Support (historic), Recto: lower right of centre edge, graphite: "T. Stothard".
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