by-nc

Merton College, Oxford, seen from the meadows

Maker

(artist)
1775-1863

Title

Merton College, Oxford, seen from the meadows

Date of Production

1790 - 1863

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.3 cm
Width: 27.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2070

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 Parker Morrell (1837-1908) and wife Harriette (d.1925), Black House, Oxford; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

catalogue untraced, Oxford Arts Club, 1932

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 17

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

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

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, red chalk: “1”. Verso: centre, graphite: “P11”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower left, graphite: “Exhibited Oxford Arts Club, 1932”; lower right, graphite: “William Alfred Delamotte / 1775 - 1863 / Merton College, Oxford”.

Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.ukFind out more about using and licensing our images.

____________________________

Buy a print from our collection