Mole (recto)
Maker
Joseph Gerstmeyer (artist)
1801-1870
1801-1870
Title
Mole (recto)
Date of Production
1801 - 1870
Medium
Traces of graphite, watercolour, details added in pen and brown ink, yellow bodycolour (recto), graphite (verso) on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 22.3 cm
Width: 36.2 cm
Width: 36.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2409
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
Moles (Animals)
Provenance
William Bateson, London (1861-1926), L.2604a; his sale, Sotheby’s (London), 23-24 April 1929; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
About Time, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/02/2000-30/05/2000
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, lower left corner, cut-off: “[…]C”.
Inscription: Recto, lower right center, grey ink, artist’s name: “J. Gerstmeyer.”; lower right corner, graphite: “Naglers Kunstl. Lexikon”.
Collector's mark: Verso, lower right, black ink: William Bateson (L.2604a); lower right corner, black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto, lower right center, grey ink, artist’s name: “J. Gerstmeyer.”; lower right corner, graphite: “Naglers Kunstl. Lexikon”.
Collector's mark: Verso, lower right, black ink: William Bateson (L.2604a); lower right corner, black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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