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Maker
Circle of
(artist)
1604-1682
(artist)
1604-1682
Title
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Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down on Jonathan Richardson the elder's mount
Dimensions
Height: 17.5 cm
Width: 13 cm
Width: 13 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1859
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
Jonathan Richardson, the elder, London (1665-1745), L.2183 and L.2995/2996, sold 1772; Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792); Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (1786-1859), L.58, sold 1846; Samuel Woodburn (London), 1847; Johannes Noll; his sale, F.A.C. Prestel (Frankfurt), 7 - 8 October 1912, lot 153; anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 22 March 1923, lot 63; purchased there by Professor Tancred Borenius, London (1885-1948); Robert Langton Douglas (1864-1951); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), by 1928; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Magnasco Society, London, 1928 (or 1926?)
The Art of Claude Lorrain, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Hayward Gallery, London, 27/09/1969-14/12/1969
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968 ...More
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Old master drawings, Leicester, 1952
Landscape in French Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1949-1950
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938 ...Less
The Art of Claude Lorrain, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Hayward Gallery, London, 27/09/1969-14/12/1969
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968 ...More
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Old master drawings, Leicester, 1952
Landscape in French Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1949-1950
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938 ...Less
Literature
The Art of Claude Lorrain, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1969
cat. no. 48
Roethlisberger, Marcel, Claude Lorrain: the drawings, Berkeley 1968; 2 vols
no. 456
Roethlisberger, Marcel, Claude Lorrain: the Wildenstein Album, Paris 1962
under no. 30 ...More
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 70
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 27
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 76
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 532
Photocopy in file.
Borenius, Tancred, 'Old Master Drawings', September 1928; III
pl. 20
F.A.C. Prestel, Sammlung Johannes Noll, Frankfurt 7 - 8 October 1912
lot 153
pl. LI ...Less
cat. no. 48
Roethlisberger, Marcel, Claude Lorrain: the drawings, Berkeley 1968; 2 vols
no. 456
Roethlisberger, Marcel, Claude Lorrain: the Wildenstein Album, Paris 1962
under no. 30 ...More
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 70
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 27
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 76
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 532
Photocopy in file.
Borenius, Tancred, 'Old Master Drawings', September 1928; III
pl. 20
F.A.C. Prestel, Sammlung Johannes Noll, Frankfurt 7 - 8 October 1912
lot 153
pl. LI ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, Richardson the elder's hand: "Claude Lorenese.".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2183). Mount (Richardson's), Recto: lower right, blindstamped: Heneage Finch, Earl of Aylesford (L.58); lower centre edge, pen and brown ink, transcribed above: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2995/2996).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink, Richardson the elder's hand: "Claude Lorenese.".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2183). Mount (Richardson's), Recto: lower right, blindstamped: Heneage Finch, Earl of Aylesford (L.58); lower centre edge, pen and brown ink, transcribed above: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2995/2996).
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