Horse and cart crossing a ford
Maker
Jan (van) Nickelen (artist)
1656-1721
1656-1721
Title
Horse and cart crossing a ford
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, grey wash, on laid paper, with black ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 14.4 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2280
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
sale of 'Property of a Gentleman', Sotheby's, London, 16 March 1927 lot 51; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) [also purchased D.1952.RW.1104, see Witt card for the latter]; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: “C” and “H” flanking two stacked “x”s joined by rods and a serpent (not found in Heawood or Piccard).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, black chalk, signed with the artist’s initials?: “IVN”. Verso: lower left, brown ink: “No. 150.”, written over a graphite “150”; lower left, graphite: “q.t..”; lower right, graphite: “Johan van Nikkelen / 1649 + 1716. //”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, black chalk, signed with the artist’s initials?: “IVN”. Verso: lower left, brown ink: “No. 150.”, written over a graphite “150”; lower left, graphite: “q.t..”; lower right, graphite: “Johan van Nikkelen / 1649 + 1716. //”.
Collector's mark: none.
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