Three sheep grazing
Maker
(artist)
1607-1681
1607-1681
Title
Three sheep grazing
Date of Production
1647
Medium
black and brown chalk, grey and yellow wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 11.4 cm
Width: 29.9 cm
Width: 29.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2276
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
Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830), L.2445; Alfred Seymour, London and Trent (1824-1888); by descent to Miss Seymour; her sale, London (Sotheby's), 26 April 1927; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£2, along with D.1952.RW.2277); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: centre, graphite, signed and dated by the artist with his monogram: “CSL / 1647 //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445).
Inscription: Recto: centre, graphite, signed and dated by the artist with his monogram: “CSL / 1647 //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445).
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