Landscape with a steep road and figures
Maker
(artist)
1665-1722
1665-1722
Title
Landscape with a steep road and figures
Date of Production
1687
Medium
black chalk, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 26 cm
Width: 19 cm
Width: 19 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2305
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1972 (Jan.-Mar.)
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 30
cat. no. 30
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, lower left edge, cut off: Arms of Amsterdam.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "van straaten / 1687 //". Verso: centre, graphite: "43"; lower centre, graphite: "D630"; lower right, graphite: "T.4".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "van straaten / 1687 //". Verso: centre, graphite: "43"; lower centre, graphite: "D630"; lower right, graphite: "T.4".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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