Boy seated against a basket
Maker
(artist)
1618-1652
1618-1652
Title
Boy seated against a basket
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black and white chalk, pen and brown ink, on blue paper, with graphite framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 16.8 cm
Width: 20.8 cm
Width: 20.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2285
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
anonymous sale ('Property of a Collector'), Sotheby's, London, 16 March 1927, lot 18 (with D.1952.RW.2286); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
N.B. this was formerly listed as belonging to Col. F.G. Kenyon Slaney. The confusion arose due to Witt's tendency to record the first name that appeared in any sale catalogue on his index card when recording his purchases; however this lot was not among those belonging to Kenyon Slaney.
N.B. this was formerly listed as belonging to Col. F.G. Kenyon Slaney. The confusion arose due to Witt's tendency to record the first name that appeared in any sale catalogue on his index card when recording his purchases; however this lot was not among those belonging to Kenyon Slaney.
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink over graphite: "Both". Verso: centre, graphite, faded and hard to read: "Lot 12 [?]"; lower centre, graphite: "#20"; lower centre edge, graphite: "A Both".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink over graphite: "Both". Verso: centre, graphite, faded and hard to read: "Lot 12 [?]"; lower centre, graphite: "#20"; lower centre edge, graphite: "A Both".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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