Man and woman seated at a table, and a figure of Death
Maker
Petrus Feddes (Pieter van Harlingen) (artist)
1586-1634
1586-1634
Title
Man and woman seated at a table, and a figure of Death
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
red and black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines on three sides
Dimensions
Height: 18 cm
Width: 16.7 cm
Width: 16.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2220
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, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1976-77 (Nov.-Feb.)
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 7
cat. no. 7
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: crowned, quartered coat-of-arms (variant of Heawood 481, though ours is larger - "Schieland" 1602).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed by the artist, first two letters monogram: "PHarl:in:".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed by the artist, first two letters monogram: "PHarl:in:".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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