Landscape with herdsman and cattle
Maker
(artist)
1734-1781
1734-1781
Title
Landscape with herdsman and cattle
Date of Production
1756
Medium
black chalk, brown wash, on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 16.4 cm
Width: 12.2 cm
Width: 12.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2795
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
Henry Oppenheimer, London (1859-1932); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 10 and 13 - 14 July 1936, lot 439; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, upper right, fragment: "C [...]".
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink over black chalk, signed and dated by the artist, partially cut off at edge: "le Prince / 1756 //". Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "r/t".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink over black chalk, signed and dated by the artist, partially cut off at edge: "le Prince / 1756 //". Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "r/t".
Collector's mark: none.
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