Head of a man turned to the left (Carlo Maratti?)
Maker
(artist)
1675-1737
1675-1737
Title
Head of a man turned to the left (Carlo Maratti?)
Date of Production
(circa) 1700
Medium
black chalk on blue laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 22.6 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2826
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
Wheeler (London, active 1940-1942); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
?, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1970
Irish Portraits 1660-1860, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; National Portrait Gallery, London; Ulster Museum, Belfast, 14/08/1969-09/03/1970
Irish Portraits 1660-1860, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; National Portrait Gallery, London; Ulster Museum, Belfast, 14/08/1969-09/03/1970
Literature
Irish Portraits 1660-1860, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; National Portrait Gallery, London; Ulster Museum, Belfast, 1969-1970
cat. no. 12
ill. on p. 32
Wynne, Michael, 'Hugh Howard Irish Portrait Painter' in 'Apollo', October 1969 - 314-17; 90, no. 92
p. 314
fig.1 on p. 314
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 28
cat. no. 12
ill. on p. 32
Wynne, Michael, 'Hugh Howard Irish Portrait Painter' in 'Apollo', October 1969 - 314-17; 90, no. 92
p. 314
fig.1 on p. 314
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 28
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, graphite, name underlined: "Hugh Howard / 26".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, graphite, name underlined: "Hugh Howard / 26".
Collector's mark: none.
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