Two children, one resting on the knee of the other
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1720-1778
(artist)
1720-1778
Title
Two children, one resting on the knee of the other
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
red chalk with added wash, white bodycolour, on blue laid paper, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 10.4 cm
Width: 15 cm
Width: 15 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2371
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
Richardson; purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to support.
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: right centre edge, graphite, difficult to read: "Clay [?]"; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: "2371"; lower right corner, on separate piece of same paper as support, brown ink: "dessiné par Eisen.".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: right centre edge, graphite, difficult to read: "Clay [?]"; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: "2371"; lower right corner, on separate piece of same paper as support, brown ink: "dessiné par Eisen.".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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