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
(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
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
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).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso, lower right, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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