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End of an otter hunt and otter speared

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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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

Literature

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

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