Cottage and a dovecote
Maker
(artist)
1610-1678
1610-1678
Title
Cottage and a dovecote
Date of Production
1610 - 1678
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 20.2 cm
Width: 29.8 cm
Width: 29.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2551
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£15); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre, only visible in raking light: a large circle with several borders - unable to see what it contains.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre edge, graphite: "D 500."; lower right, graphite, erased and hard to read: "Decker / m/v [?] //"; lower right corner, graphite: "19".
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre edge, graphite: "D 500."; lower right, graphite, erased and hard to read: "Decker / m/v [?] //"; lower right corner, graphite: "19".
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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