Study for part of a composition
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1679-1752
Copy after
(artist)
1703-1770
(artist)
1679-1752
Copy after
(artist)
1703-1770
Title
Study for part of a composition
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black and red chalk on laid paper, with black ink framing lines mostly trimmed away
Dimensions
Height: 16.7 cm
Width: 19.7 cm
Width: 19.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2516.1
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
Rachel Leighton; her sale, Sotheby's (London), 31 May 1932; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959
Literature
L'idée et la ligne: dessins français du musée de Grenoble XVIe-XVIIIe siècle, Musée de Grenoble, 2011
p. 126 under no. 68
fig. 68.1 on p. 126
p. 126 under no. 68
fig. 68.1 on p. 126
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, lower centre edge: “AUVERGNE 1742” in a banner (matches Heawood 2397 - Rouen 1725).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, red chalk, signed by the artist? cut off at the edge: “[…]e Troye”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, red chalk, signed by the artist? cut off at the edge: “[…]e Troye”.
Collector's mark: none.
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