Young man in a three-cornered hat, seated, writing or sketching
Maker
(artist)
1735-1811
1735-1811
Title
Young man in a three-cornered hat, seated, writing or sketching
Date of Production
1750 - 1811
Medium
red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 20.6 cm
Width: 14.7 cm
Width: 14.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2723
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
Maggs Bros (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 1937; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 16
p. 16
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, right edge, fragment: top half of a PRO PATRIA mark (according to Churchill, Pro Patria marks in use from 1683-1799, unable to see enough detail here to more securely identify).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, graphite: "Hogarth"; lower right corner, brown ink: "No. 33". Mount (removed, now missing, but recorded in file): "Francis Hayman".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, graphite: "Hogarth"; lower right corner, brown ink: "No. 33". Mount (removed, now missing, but recorded in file): "Francis Hayman".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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