Cat and kittens
Maker
(artist)
1622-1702
1622-1702
Title
Cat and kittens
Date of Production
1684
Medium
pen and brown ink, grey wash on buff laid paper, incised for transfer and the verso prepared with black chalk
Dimensions
Height: 13.1 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.219
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
Charles Fairfax Murray, London (1849-1919); possibly his estate sale, Christie's (London), 30 January 1920, lot 118 (if identified there as 'Cats and Poultry' by Barlow', with 8 others); if correctly identified, purchased there by Brall (Louis Brall & Sons?) (£5.25 for all 9); F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1.7); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Age of Charles II, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1960-1961
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953 ...More
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 12/06/1952-12/07/1952
catalogue untraced, San Francisco, 1938
catalogue untraced, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1924 ...Less
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953 ...More
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 12/06/1952-12/07/1952
catalogue untraced, San Francisco, 1938
catalogue untraced, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1924 ...Less
Literature
The Age of Charles II, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1960-61
cat. no. 539
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 47
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 4 ...More
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 437
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 1952
cat. no. 6
p. 48
Woodward, John O., Tudor and Stuart Drawings, London: Faber and Faber, 1951
Illus. pl. 29
?, The Antique Collector, ?
Illus. repr.
recorded on Witt card but no year listed ...Less
cat. no. 539
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 47
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 4 ...More
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 437
Exhibition of Stuart Drawings, Red Lodge, Bristol, 1952
cat. no. 6
p. 48
Woodward, John O., Tudor and Stuart Drawings, London: Faber and Faber, 1951
Illus. pl. 29
?, The Antique Collector, ?
Illus. repr.
recorded on Witt card but no year listed ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper left, graphite, signed and dated by the artist: F. Barlow. 1684..
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper left, graphite, signed and dated by the artist: F. Barlow. 1684..
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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