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Woman riding a donkey, led by a man and followed by a dog

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1754-1797

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1727-1788

Title

Woman riding a donkey, led by a man and followed by a dog

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

graphite on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.6 cm
Width: 16.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1858

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

George Henry Anson, Catton Hall, Derbyshire (1888-1957); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 17-18 April 1923, lot 143; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
p. 324

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 21

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: none.

Collector's mark: Verso, lower right, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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