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Horse led by a man

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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).

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