Head of a youth - partly cut (recto)
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1679-1752
(artist)
1679-1752
Title
Head of a youth - partly cut (recto)
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
red chalk (offet?) with black ink framing lines mostly cut away (recto), red chalk (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 16.7 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2516.2
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
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre edge: “AUVERGNE 1742” in a banner (matches Heawood 2397 - Rouen 1725).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: “92-”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: “92-”.
Collector's mark: none.
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