Portrait head of a man (recto)
Maker
Daniel Dumonstier (artist)
1574-1645
1574-1645
Title
Portrait head of a man (recto)
Date of Production
1600 - 1650
Medium
red and black chalk with stumping (recto), black chalk (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 28.7 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1961
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
John Rushout, Earl of Northwick (1770-1859); E.A. Paterson (20th century), L.826a; Puttick & Simpson (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
French Art 1600-1800, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 25/10/1938-10/12/1938
Literature
Lecoeur, Daniel, Daniel Dumonstier 1574-1646, Paris 2006
no. 143
ill. on p. 147
no. 143
ill. on p. 147
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, lower centre edge: fleur-de-lis above a shield with diagonal bends above letters "L V G" (larger variant of Heawood 115 - no place or date given).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, brown ink: "N 80 / 13P //". Mount (removed, cut down and now in file), graphite: "*d / lflf / 35 / Northwick 33 //".
Collector's mark: Removed but still mounted with the drawing, stamped in black ink: E.A. Paterson (L.826a).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, brown ink: "N 80 / 13P //". Mount (removed, cut down and now in file), graphite: "*d / lflf / 35 / Northwick 33 //".
Collector's mark: Removed but still mounted with the drawing, stamped in black ink: E.A. Paterson (L.826a).
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