Studies of a dead goat and a tortoise
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1589-1631
(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
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
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).
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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