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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

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

Literature

About Time, Courtauld Gallery, 2000
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).

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