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A Dutch boeier (recto)

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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

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).

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