Head of a man
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1660-1714
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1633-1699
(artist)
1660-1714
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1633-1699
Title
Head of a man
Date of Production
1660 - 1714
Medium
red chalk with stumping, strengthened in areas with moistened black chalk, on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 21.5 cm
Width: 16.6 cm
Width: 16.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1984
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
Sotheby's (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953
British Art Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1934-10/03/1934
British Art Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1934-10/03/1934
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 5
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953
cat. no. 12
British Art Exhibition: commemorative catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1934
cat. no. 1121
no. 540
p. 5
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953
cat. no. 12
British Art Exhibition: commemorative catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1934
cat. no. 1121
no. 540
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: “1984"; lower centre, graphite: “Charles Beale".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: “1984"; lower centre, graphite: “Charles Beale".
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