Cavalrymen on the march
Maker
(artist)
1679-1772
1679-1772
Title
Cavalrymen on the march
Date of Production
1771
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines and pink wash accidentally transferred to upper edge
Dimensions
Height: 48 cm
Width: 32.5 cm
Width: 32.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2853
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
Arthur H. Harlow (New York); purchased there by Colnaghi (London), 15 September 1936; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 21 September 1936 (£14); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Paintings and Drawings by Marcellus Laroon, Tate Gallery, London, 01/07/1967-30/07/1967
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Marcellus Laroon, Blairman Gallery, London, 1951 ...More
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Marcellus Laroon, Blairman Gallery, London, 1951 ...More
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
Literature
Raines, Robert, Marcellus Laroon, London and New York, 1967
no. 68 on p. 136
pl. 72
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 30
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 21 ...More
Sitwell, Sacheverell, Conversation pieces : a survey of English domestic portraits and their painters, London 1936
p. 42
date wrongly given as 1772 ...Less
no. 68 on p. 136
pl. 72
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 30
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 21 ...More
Sitwell, Sacheverell, Conversation pieces : a survey of English domestic portraits and their painters, London 1936
p. 42
date wrongly given as 1772 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: cross above "IHS / IVILLEDARY".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, pen and brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: “Marcellus. Laroon. F.1771.”; lower left corner, graphite: “born 1678 died 1771 – aged 93”. Verso: centre, pen and brown ink: “Marcellus Laroon . born 1678 died 1771. aged 93.-“; centre, graphite: “Lot 12.” and “#14”; lower right, graphite: “45”; lower right, graphite: “1771 / 1678 / 93”; lower left corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A8727”; lower right corner, graphite: “77”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, pen and brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: “Marcellus. Laroon. F.1771.”; lower left corner, graphite: “born 1678 died 1771 – aged 93”. Verso: centre, pen and brown ink: “Marcellus Laroon . born 1678 died 1771. aged 93.-“; centre, graphite: “Lot 12.” and “#14”; lower right, graphite: “45”; lower right, graphite: “1771 / 1678 / 93”; lower left corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A8727”; lower right corner, graphite: “77”.
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