Grasshopper
Maker
1600-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1647-1717
Title
Grasshopper
Date of Production
17th century-18th century
Medium
watercolour, white bodycolour on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 9 cm
Width: 13 cm
Width: 13 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2081
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; Sotheby's (London), 30 June 1925, lot 52 (with D.1952.RW.2082); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
German Old Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1969-70 (Dec.-Mar.)
Captured on Paper, Animals in the Prints and Drawings Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20/06/2002-11/08/2002
About Time, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/02/2000-30/05/2000 ...More
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery & Manchester & England, 24/10/1961-10/12/1961
catalogue untraced, Eton College, 1950 ...Less
Captured on Paper, Animals in the Prints and Drawings Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20/06/2002-11/08/2002
About Time, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/02/2000-30/05/2000 ...More
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery & Manchester & England, 24/10/1961-10/12/1961
catalogue untraced, Eton College, 1950 ...Less
Literature
About Time, Courtauld Gallery, 2000
ill.
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1961
cat. no. 171
ill.
German Art, 1400-1800, from collections in Great Britain, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1961
cat. no. 171
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, graphite, hidden under handling edge: “zz”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: William Mayor (L.2799).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, graphite, hidden under handling edge: “zz”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: William Mayor (L.2799).
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