Fight between a cockerel and turkey in a poultry yard
Maker
(artist)
1622-1702
1622-1702
Title
Fight between a cockerel and turkey in a poultry yard
Date of Production
1622 - 1702
Medium
grpahite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 18.5 cm
Width: 29.6 cm
Width: 29.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2097
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), L.2228b, with D.1952.RW.2098 by 1934; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...More
The Reign of Charles II, London & England, 01/01/1932-01/03/1932
Meisterwerke englischer Malerei aus drei Jahrhunderten, Vienna, 1927 ...Less
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...More
The Reign of Charles II, London & England, 01/01/1932-01/03/1932
Meisterwerke englischer Malerei aus drei Jahrhunderten, Vienna, 1927 ...Less
Literature
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 2
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 4
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 3 ...More
Shaw Sparrow, Walter, 'Francis Barlow. His Country Life and Field Sports', Apollo XIX, January 1934, pp. 25-29
ill. on p. 29 ...Less
cat. no. 2
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 4
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 3 ...More
Shaw Sparrow, Walter, 'Francis Barlow. His Country Life and Field Sports', Apollo XIX, January 1934, pp. 25-29
ill. on p. 29 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: unable to see due to backing sheet (and potentially a mark in the sky at upper left as well). Backing sheet, centre: “V” and possibly “I” - only visible in raking light.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, pen and brown ink, signed by the artist: "F. Barlow". Verso: centre, graphite, Witt number: "2097"; lower left, graphite: "Exh. Vienna 1927 / Char II 1932"; lower right, graphite, circled: "9".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, pen and brown ink, signed by the artist: "F. Barlow". Verso: centre, graphite, Witt number: "2097"; lower left, graphite: "Exh. Vienna 1927 / Char II 1932"; lower right, graphite, circled: "9".
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