Head of a youth turned half to the right
Maker
(artist)
1632-1681
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1620-1683
1632-1681
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1620-1683
Title
Head of a youth turned half to the right
Date of Production
(circa) 1651
Medium
black chalk on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 27.8 cm
Width: 18.6 cm
Width: 18.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2080
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
Sotheby's (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Coenen, Baukje J.L., 'The Drawings of the Haarlem Amateur Leendert van der Cooghen' in 'Master Drawings', Spring 2005 - pp. 5-90; 43, 1
no. A5 and p. 28
fig. 25 on p. 25
as by or after Cooghen
no. A5 and p. 28
fig. 25 on p. 25
as by or after Cooghen
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: small crown above letters "GR" (in Churchill and Heawood this appears only as a countermark, none of which exactly matches the one in this sheet).
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Label: Artist's name and dates, with note that drawing was taped down to front mount and laid down on acidic board
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Label: Artist's name and dates, with note that drawing was taped down to front mount and laid down on acidic board
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