Man hammering metal (recto)
Mother feeding her daughter (verso)
Maker
Workshop of
1st half 18th century (active)
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1682-1759
1st half 18th century (active)
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1682-1759
Title
Man hammering metal (recto)
Mother feeding her daughter (verso)
Mother feeding her daughter (verso)
Date of Production
1695 - 1759
Medium
red chalk (recto and verso) on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 29.9 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2311
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
Savile Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (35 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 126
p. 126
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: Pro Patria (no letters visible underneath, nor any countermark, so unable to find exact match in Churchill).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount: Recto: lower right, ink: “Horremans”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount: Recto: lower right, ink: “Horremans”.
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