Bust of elderly woman holding a hammer
Maker
(artist)
1699-1763
1699-1763
Title
Bust of elderly woman holding a hammer
Date of Production
(circa) 1742
Medium
black and white chalk on laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 46.2 cm
Width: 36.8 cm
Width: 36.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.223
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
John Annan Bryce (1874-1923); his estate sale, Samuel Wallrock (London), 5-14 November 1923, part of lot 1361; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£1); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: unable to see clearly due to backing sheet.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
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