End of an otter hunt and otter speared
Maker
(artist)
1802-1873
1802-1873
Title
End of an otter hunt and otter speared
Date of Production
(circa) 1844
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out on wove paper, hinged at the upper edge to a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 21.7 cm
Width: 17.6 cm
Width: 17.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1970
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
the artist's estate sale, Christie's (London), 8 May 1874, lot 627; purchased from an anonymous source by Colnaghi (London) on 24 July 1942; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 24 July 1942 (£6); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Life and Work of Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., Sheffield, 06/02/1972-12/03/1972
Paintings and Drawings by Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1961
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Paintings and Drawings by Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1961
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 30
p. 30
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, along left edge: "J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower centre edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite, underlined: "Sketch by Sir E. Landseer". Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite, erased: "Exh V&A 1943 / Exh [rest illegible]"; lower right, graphite, erased, hard to read: "Sir Edwin Landseer / 1802-1873 / Study for the [illegible words] / Wadsworth Atheneum [illegible]". Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre, graphite: ““THE OTTER HUNTER” (STUDY FOR THE PICTURE / BY / Sir Edwin Landseer”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower centre edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite, underlined: "Sketch by Sir E. Landseer". Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite, erased: "Exh V&A 1943 / Exh [rest illegible]"; lower right, graphite, erased, hard to read: "Sir Edwin Landseer / 1802-1873 / Study for the [illegible words] / Wadsworth Atheneum [illegible]". Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre, graphite: ““THE OTTER HUNTER” (STUDY FOR THE PICTURE / BY / Sir Edwin Landseer”.
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