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Group of five figures

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1583-1648

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1578-1610

Title

Group of five figures

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down and the upper edge made up

Dimensions

Height: 3.6 cm
Width: 3.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2408

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

Karl Eduard von Liphart, Dorpat, Bonn and Florence (1808-1891), L.1687; by descent to his grandson, Reinhold von Liphart, Rathshof (second half of 19th century), L.1758; William Bateson, London (1861-1926), L.2604a; his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 23 - 24 April 1929, lot 209; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£4); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1976-77 (Nov.-Feb.)

Literature

Jacoby, Joachim, Die Zeichnungen von Adam Elsheimer. Kritischer Katalog, Stadel Museum 2008
p. 340, n. 219

Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 19

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso (hidden under backing sheet, visible via transmitted light): upper right corner, ink: "[...] / 78 //". Verso (backing sheet): upper right, black ink: "1318"; lower centre, graphite, faded and nearly illegible: "Bat. Ee[...]".

Collector's mark: Verso: upper left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); upper centre, purple ink: Reinhold von Liphart (L.1758); lower left, stamped in black ink: William Bateson (L.2604a); lower left, stamped in black ink: Karl Edouard von Liphart (L.1687).

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