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Coast scene, with a herd of cattle

Maker

(artist)
1784-1849

Title

Coast scene, with a herd of cattle

Medium

black chalk with added wash, touches of brown wash and white bodycolour on blue wove paper, laid down with the backing sheet partially removed in areas

Dimensions

Height: 15.7 cm
Width: 26.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2738

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

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Provenance

Ernest C. Innes, London; his estate sale, Christie's (London), 13 December 1935, lot 57 (with D.1952.RW.2738); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) for £13.13; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/01/1965-01/05/1965

Literature

English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965
cat. no. 36

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 59

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to backing sheet; none evident in raking light.

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

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