Group of five figures
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1583-1648
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1578-1610
(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
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
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).
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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