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Three sheep grazing

Maker

(artist)
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

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).

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