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Two studies of a man adjusting his hose

Maker

(artist)
1600-1667

Title

Two studies of a man adjusting his hose

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

black chalk on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 27.5 cm
Width: 13.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2351

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

adjusting

Provenance

E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 1927; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960

Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953

Literature

Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 57

Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 91

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, right lower centre edge, hard to see: posts or pillars?

Inscription: Verso: lower left of centre edge, graphite, circled: "D.1205."; lower right corner, graphite: "Le Duc.".

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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