Two children at a meal
Maker
(artist)
1785-1841
1785-1841
Title
Two children at a meal
Medium
black, red and white chalk with added water to make washes, as well as brown wash, on blue wove paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 21.1 cm
Width: 32.6 cm
Width: 32.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1769
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), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 57
p. 57
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to thick supports.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): left centre, graphite, upside down, the number circled: "Wilkie. P. / 40".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): left centre, graphite, upside down, the number circled: "Wilkie. P. / 40".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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