A Dutch boeier (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1633-1707
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1624-1679
Formerly attributed to
Abraham de Verwer (artist)
died 1650
1633-1707
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1624-1679
Formerly attributed to
Abraham de Verwer (artist)
died 1650
Title
A Dutch boeier (recto)
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, watercolour (recto), black chalk, graphite (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 28.5 cm
Width: 19.3 cm
Width: 19.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1991
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
William Russell, London (1800-1884), L.2648; Colonel Robert Charles Goff, Brighton (1837-1922); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 7 December 1925, lot 125; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (63 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938 ...More
Dutch drawings XVIth to XVIIIth century lent by Sir Robert and Lady Witt, Campbell Dodgson, Julian G. Lousada and J.C. Witt., Oxford Arts Club, 05/01/1929-02/02/1929 ...Less
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938 ...More
Dutch drawings XVIth to XVIIIth century lent by Sir Robert and Lady Witt, Campbell Dodgson, Julian G. Lousada and J.C. Witt., Oxford Arts Club, 05/01/1929-02/02/1929 ...Less
Literature
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 90
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 501
cat. no. 90
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 501
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, abraded and now illegible: initials? Verso: lower right corner, black chalk: "I.DV".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, blindstamped: William Russell (L.2648). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, abraded and now illegible: initials? Verso: lower right corner, black chalk: "I.DV".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, blindstamped: William Russell (L.2648). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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