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Landscape with a house by a canal in Weert

Maker

(artist)
1609-1685

Title

Date of Production

1674

Medium

black chalk mixed in areas with some oil, grey and blue wash on laid paper, with grey ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 19.7 cm
Width: 14.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1706

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

Karl Eduard von Liphart, Dorpat, Bonn and Florence (1808-1891), L.1687; by descent to his grandson, Reinhold von Liphart, Rathshof (second half of 19th century), L.1758; purchased by Colnaghi (London), between 12 and 16 September 1935; Williams & Sutch (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (8 shillings); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), n.d.; purchased back from Colnaghi (London) by Sir Robert Witt, 1944 (at same price of 8 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge fragment: bottom of a foolscap above a “4” above three stacked circles (see tracing in file).

Collector's mark: Verso: right lower edge, stamped in purple ink: Reinhold von Liphart (L.1758); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Karl Eduard von Liphart (L.1687); lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso: upper centre edge, brown ink, probably artist’s hand: “Dit op danderfÿde getekent van Herman SaftLeven is buiten de Weert @ i1674.”; right upper edge, graphite: “3”; right lower edge, black chalk or crayon: “73”; lower right, graphite, illegible scribble; lower left corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A7844”. Written on modern mount, probably transcribed from historic mount, now removed and missing, Colnaghi number and price: “A 7844 / TF/-/- / £12-12-0 //”.

Label: Label: glued to modern mount, probably removed from historic mount, now missing: a yellow label with text printed in black ink and added in grey ink, first line monogram, from Williams & Sutch: “WPIS / LONDON / H SAFTLEVEN / No. 1894. //”.

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