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Moated castle

Maker

Johannes Beerstraaten (artist)
born 1663

Title

Moated castle

Date of Production

(circa) 1663

Medium

graphite, grey wash on laid paper, with light brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 19.8 cm
Width: 31.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2045

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 Mayor, London (1826-1874), L.2799; Jacques Arnal; J.H.J. Mellaert (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: small foolscap above "4" above three stacked circles (similar to, though not an exact match, Heawood 1995 - no place or date given).

Inscription: Verso: upper centre, graphite, faded: "1420"; upper centre, graphite, crossed out: "19"; lower right, graphite, circled: "18"; lower left, graphite, partially erased: "Nx6 / 686/x / Joh: Beerstraten. //"; lower centre edge, graphite: "J. Aan. Beerstraten".

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: William Mayor (L.2799). Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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