Italianate landscape with a shepherd and sheep crossing a bridge
Maker
(artist)
1620-1673
1620-1673
Title
Italianate landscape with a shepherd and sheep crossing a bridge
Date of Production
1662
Medium
graphite, grey wash on laid paper, with grey ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 25.3 cm
Width: 36.5 cm
Width: 36.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1976
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 12 October 1942 (£10); purchased there by V. David, 16 October 1942 (£18); purchased back from him by Colnaghi (London), 26 February 1943; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 18 January 1945 (£12); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1972 (Jan.-Mar.)
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 32
cat. no. 32
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, right centre edge: small Strasburg lily over “4” over monogram “WR”.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, right lower edge grey wash, signed and dated with the artist’s monogram: “AP 1662”. Verso: upper left corner, brown ink: “E. W.” [not in Lugt]; centre, graphite: “33”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, right lower edge grey wash, signed and dated with the artist’s monogram: “AP 1662”. Verso: upper left corner, brown ink: “E. W.” [not in Lugt]; centre, graphite: “33”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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