Horse led by a man
Maker
(artist)
1702-1752
1702-1752
Title
Horse led by a man
Date of Production
1717 - 1752
Medium
graphite on laid paper; the pictorial area now browned and framed with an acid burn from a previous mount
Dimensions
Height: 17.2 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1804
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
Frances Louisa Evans; purchased from her by Colnaghi (London), 18 December 1939; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left), 18 December 1939 (£2.10); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 45
p. 45
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: circle containing laurel leaves and crown above “GR” (no exact match found but see similar countermarks Churchill 214 and 224 dated 1733 and 1765 respectively).
Inscription: Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "James Seymour / 1702-1752".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "James Seymour / 1702-1752".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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