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Studies of a dead goat and a tortoise

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1589-1631

Title

Studies of a dead goat and a tortoise

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey and yellow wash on laid paper, in a historic border mount

Dimensions

Height: 15.4 cm
Width: 22.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2822

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

George Guy, Earl of Warwick (1818-1893); acquired by Colnaghi (London), 15 January 1937; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 16 January 1937 (£10); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Exhibition of Old Master Drawings, Colnaghi, London, 1936

Literature

Exhibition of Old Master Drawings, Colnaghi, London, 1936, 1936
cat. no. 63
no. 63

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: upper centre: small circle containing small crown with three knobs (could not find a match in Briquet or Heawood).

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, hard to read, underlined: “4^” [or HA?]. Mount (historic), Recto: upper right corner, graphite, cut off: “49”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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