Wooded landscape with sheep
Maker
(artist)
1656-1705
1656-1705
Title
Wooded landscape with sheep
Date of Production
1686
Medium
black chalk and graphite, watercolour on laid paper, with black and brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 14.9 cm
Width: 19.9 cm
Width: 19.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2847
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
Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830), L.2445; William Esdaile, London (1758-1837), L.2617; acquired from an unnamed source by Colnaghi (London), 30 September 1937; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 30 September 1937 (£3 and in part exchange for other drawings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1972 (Jan.-Mar.)
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 60
cat. no. 60
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre edge, fragment: lower portion of a foolscap above a "4" above three large stacked circles.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "J v der meer / de jonger 1686 //". Verso: lower left corner, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "1834 WE 40[the former number crossed out] 40x"; lower centre edge, brown ink: "J. Vander Meer.".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445); lower right corner, pen and brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617).
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "J v der meer / de jonger 1686 //". Verso: lower left corner, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "1834 WE 40[the former number crossed out] 40x"; lower centre edge, brown ink: "J. Vander Meer.".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, blindstamped: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445); lower right corner, pen and brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617).
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