Four dromedaries
Maker
(artist)
1607-1681
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1576-1639
1607-1681
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1576-1639
Title
Four dromedaries
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, grey and red wash on laid paper, both upper corners and the lower right corner strongly cut away, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 29.2 cm
Width: 31 cm
Width: 31 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2344
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
unidentified collector, L.1492; Richardson; purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Birds and beasts: an exhibition of paintings and drawings of five centuries, Matthiessen Gallery, London, 29/05/1953-04/07/1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Literature
Birds and beasts: an exhibition of paintings and drawings of five centuries, Matthiessen Gallery, London, 1953
cat. no. 59
cat. no. 59
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre: very small bunch of grapes, unable to discern more due to support.
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: "Lugt 1492". Support (historic), Verso: right of centre, brown ink: "Castiglione"; left of centre, brown ink, both crossed out: "11. / 12 //"; lower centre and right, graphite: scribbles, one looks like "CW".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector's mark (L.1492). Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: "Lugt 1492". Support (historic), Verso: right of centre, brown ink: "Castiglione"; left of centre, brown ink, both crossed out: "11. / 12 //"; lower centre and right, graphite: scribbles, one looks like "CW".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector's mark (L.1492). Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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