Defenestration of Prague
Maker
(artist)
1649-1712
1649-1712
Title
Defenestration of Prague
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, the verso prepared with black chalk (but not incised for transfer)
Dimensions
Height: 17.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2761
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
Puttick & Simpson (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 7 May 1936, lot 126 [seller not listed in catalogue]; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "15/"; lower centre, graphite: "126".
Collector's mark: Verso: centre, stamped twice in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "15/"; lower centre, graphite: "126".
Collector's mark: Verso: centre, stamped twice in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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