View of the ruins of the abbey at Egmond
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1596-1656
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1620-1691
(artist)
1596-1656
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1620-1691
Title
View of the ruins of the abbey at Egmond
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, watercolour on laid paper, with graphite framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 11.9 cm
Width: 24.2 cm
Width: 24.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1996
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
Frederick Carel Theodoor van Isendoorn à Blois, Château de Cannenburg (1784-1865), L.2610; purchased after his death by Wolff and Cohen, Amsterdam; Jacques Arnal; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 24 February 1925, lot 33 (as by Cuyp); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; 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. 19
cat. no. 19
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: upper right edge, graphite: "ruin van de Abdy te Egmont". Verso: right centre, graphite: "no 3"; lower left corner, brown ink: "No. 912".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, graphite: Frederick Carel Theodoor van Isendoorn à Blois (L.2610); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, graphite: Frederick Carel Theodoor van Isendoorn à Blois (L.2610); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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