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Head of an elderly woman

Maker

(artist)
1540-1609

Title

Head of an elderly woman

Date of Production

1555 - 1609

Medium

black, red and white chalk with stumping on laid paper, on a historic card support

Dimensions

Height: 18 cm
Width: 13.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2401

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

William Bateson, London (1861-1926), L.2604a; his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 23 - 24 April 1929, lot 127; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to support.

Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre, stamped in black ink: William Bateson (L.2604a); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: none.

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