Boy resting against a basket
Maker
(artist)
1607-1681
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
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).
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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