Goatsherd and goats
Maker
(artist)
1566-1651
1566-1651
Title
Goatsherd and goats
Date of Production
1610 - 1611
Medium
black and red chalk, brown and red wash, white bodycolour on brown laid paper, with black chalk framing lines, incised for transfer, the verso prepared with black chalk
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2238
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
Gilbert Paignon-Dijonval (1708-1792); Rt Hon Henry Hobhouse, Somerset (1854-1937); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 18 November 1935; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 26 February 1936 (£3); 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
Bolten, Jaap, Abraham Bloemaert c. 1565-1651: the drawings, 2007
no. 783 on p. 266
fig. 783 on p. 315
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 9
Bénard, M., Cabinet de M. Paignon Dijonval, Paris 1810
no. 1859 ...More
Woodall, Joanna, 'Ad Vivum' conference pop-up display introduction, London ...Less
no. 783 on p. 266
fig. 783 on p. 315
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 9
Bénard, M., Cabinet de M. Paignon Dijonval, Paris 1810
no. 1859 ...More
Woodall, Joanna, 'Ad Vivum' conference pop-up display introduction, London ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Mount (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: upper left corner, obscured by tape, graphite: "/h". Mount (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "2238"; lower left, graphite, erased but probably "Bloemaert"; lower right corner, brown ink, signed by the artist: "Bloomaert: o GT".
Collector's mark: Mount (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: upper left corner, obscured by tape, graphite: "/h". Mount (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "2238"; lower left, graphite, erased but probably "Bloemaert"; lower right corner, brown ink, signed by the artist: "Bloomaert: o GT".
Collector's mark: Mount (removed but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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