Five figures in mediaeval costumes
Maker
Charles Alfred Stothard (artist)
1786-1821
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
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
Keywords
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
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).
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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