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Five figures in mediaeval costumes

Maker

Charles Alfred Stothard (artist)
1786-1821

Title

Five figures in mediaeval costumes

Date of Production

1786 - 1821

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink and watercolour on wove paper

Dimensions

Width: 19.1 cm
Height: 11.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1933

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

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Provenance

acquired from an unknown source by Colnaghi (London), 6 May 1942; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 6 May 1942, for £1; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 48

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, lower right, fragment cut off by edge: “[…]MONDS / […]6[? could be 0]4” (no name match in Heawood).

Inscription: Recto: within drawing - on leg at upper right, graphite: “b”; lower right, graphite: “323”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Alfred Charles Stothard / 1786-1821 / (son of Thomas S.)”.

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

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