Three sailing vessels at sea (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1776-1837
1776-1837
Title
Three sailing vessels at sea (recto)
Date of Production
1803
Medium
graphite (recto and verso) on light grey laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 9.9 cm
Width: 16.7 cm
Width: 16.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2695
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
possibly Charles Golding Constable (1821-1879); Squire Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977
Literature
Reynolds, Graham, The early paintings and drawings of John Constable, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1996
nos 03.49 and 03.50 on p. 51
pl. 204 (recto), pl. 205 (verso)
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 35
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 11
nos 03.49 and 03.50 on p. 51
pl. 204 (recto), pl. 205 (verso)
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 35
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 11
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower right corner, fragment: "180[...]".
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "25".
Collector's mark: Verso: upper left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "25".
Collector's mark: Verso: upper left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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