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Boy resting against a basket

Maker

(artist)
1607-1681

Title

Boy resting against a basket

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

red and black chalk with stumping on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 14.9 cm
Width: 13.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2277

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

Alfred Seymour, London and Trent (1824-1888); by descent to Miss Seymour; her sale, London (Sotheby's), 26 April 1927, lot 44 (along with D.1952.RW.2276); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£2); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge, fragment: edge of a large circle? Unable to see clearly due to backing sheet.

Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite: “Special”. Verso (hidden under backing sheet, visible via transmitted light): centre, ink?: “138 [?]”.

Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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