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Crocodile emerging from the rushes

Maker

(artist)
1752-1798

Formerly attributed to
James Wales (artist)
1746-1795

After
(artist)
1698-1767

Title

Crocodile emerging from the rushes

Date of Production

(22 October) 1792

Medium

pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 14 cm
Width: 21.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2861

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

probably George Guy, Earl of Warwick (1818-1893); by descent to Sir Charles Greville, Earl of Warwick (1911-1984); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 17 June 1936 (as part of an album), unidentified lot; purchased there by Sir Bruce S. Ingram, Chesham, Buckinghamshire (1877-1963); given by him to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, by March 1938; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Byam Shaw, James, Selected writings, Colnaghi, London 1968
p. 123

Byam Shaw, James, 'The Remaining Frescoes in the Villa Tiepolo at Zianigo' in 'Burlington Magazine', November 1959 - 391-95; 101, no. 680
pp. 392, 395
see attached PDF

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 44 ...More

Byam Shaw, James, 'Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo' in 'Old Master Drawings', March 1938
pp. 56-57
fig. 5 on p. 57 ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: imperial crown above letters "GR" (similar to countermarks to Pro Patria).

Inscription: Recto: lower left, pen and grey ink, dated: "22 Octr / 1792". Verso: upper right corner, brown ink, partially abraded by removal of former adhesive: "1/6".

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

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