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Group of soldiers on a cliff

Maker

(artist)
1596-1674

Title

Group of soldiers on a cliff

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

grey wash, white bodycolour on coarse brown laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 20.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2331

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

Edward Habich, Boston and Cassel (1818-1901), L.862; Paul von Baldinger-Seidenberg, Stuttgart (1837-1904), L.212; W. Hirsch; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 16 January 1936; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 26 February 1936 (£14); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: unable to check due to backing sheet.

Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite: "a.ae"; lower right corner, graphite, underneath L.2228b, cut off: "VR [?]".

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in purple ink: Edward Habich (L.862). Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Paul von Baldinger-Seidenberg (L.212); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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