Figures after sculpture - Hope, fragment of a bearded man, and tomb figure from two different angles
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1628-1671
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1628-1671
Title
Figures after sculpture - Hope, fragment of a bearded man, and tomb figure from two different angles
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
red chalk and pen and brown ink, pen and grey ink and grey wash, on laid paper, a graphite framing line along the lower edge
Dimensions
Height: 15.8 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2143
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
Meier Elte (The Hague); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (with D.1952.RW.2142); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: Arms of Genoa above a circle with letters “GDG” atop another circle containing letter “I” (matches Heawood 756, Lima 1700; Peter Bower said this is an unidentified Genoese papermaker).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: “gu/5”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: “gu/5”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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