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Two figure groups, one mourning with an urn, the other with the prow of a boat

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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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).

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