Frozen harbour
Maker
Pieter Coopse (artist)
1638-1677
1638-1677
Title
Frozen harbour
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, pen and grey and black ink, grey wash on laid paper, with light brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 13.4 cm
Width: 20 cm
Width: 20 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2006
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
R.W.P. de Vries (Amsterdam), 13 - 14 August 1908; Pieter Langerhuizen Lzn, Crailoo, Holland (1839-1918), L.2095; Jacques Arnal; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 24 February 1925, lot 31; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre, small letters: "GC" (no match in Heawood or Piccard).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower right edge, stamped in blue ink: Pieter Langerhuizen Lzn (L.2095).
Inscription: Recto: lower right of centre edge, pen and grey ink, signed by the artist: "P: Coopse: fct". Verso: left lower edge, graphite, underlined: "E"; lower left corner, brown ink; "No=105 No. 4i9.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower right edge, stamped in blue ink: Pieter Langerhuizen Lzn (L.2095).
Inscription: Recto: lower right of centre edge, pen and grey ink, signed by the artist: "P: Coopse: fct". Verso: left lower edge, graphite, underlined: "E"; lower left corner, brown ink; "No=105 No. 4i9.”.
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