Head of a young lady
Maker
(artist)
1656-1743
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1646-1723
1656-1743
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1646-1723
Title
Head of a young lady
Date of Production
1656 - 1743
Medium
black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 33.4 cm
Width: 22 cm
Width: 22 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2038
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
given (by whom is unknown) to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 12/06/1952-12/07/1952
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
catalogue untraced, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1932
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
catalogue untraced, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1932
Literature
Stewart, J. Douglas, 'Some Portrait Drawings by Michael Dahl and Sir James Thornhill' in 'Master Drawings', Spring 1973 - 34-45+86+102
p. 37 and no. 4 on p. 42
pl. 29
see attached PDF
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 29
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 1952 ...More
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938 ...Less
p. 37 and no. 4 on p. 42
pl. 29
see attached PDF
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 29
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 1952 ...More
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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