Portrait of the artist's son, James Seymour
Maker
(artist)
1702-1739
1702-1739
Title
Portrait of the artist's son, James Seymour
Date of Production
1702 - 1739
Medium
graphite and pen and brown ink on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 10.6 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2674
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
Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 45
p. 45
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none (transmitted light photographs in IMAF folder).
Inscription: Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Colonel Seymour / - 1739 / Portrait of his son, James Seymour, / (the sporting artist, as a child".
Collector's mark: Verso: stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Colonel Seymour / - 1739 / Portrait of his son, James Seymour, / (the sporting artist, as a child".
Collector's mark: Verso: stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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