Two figure groups, one mourning with an urn, the other with the prow of a boat
Maker
(artist)
1632-1698
1632-1698
Title
Two figure groups, one mourning with an urn, the other with the prow of a boat
Medium
pen and brown ink, white bodycolour (now oxidised) on grey-brown laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 19.1 cm
Width: 30.3 cm
Width: 30.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1767
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to backing sheet.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Carlo Lott”. Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite, the number circled – refers to price paid in shillings at Parsons by Witt: “Carlotto / P / 20 //”.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “Carlo Lott”. Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite, the number circled – refers to price paid in shillings at Parsons by Witt: “Carlotto / P / 20 //”.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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