Old peasant walking
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1621-1649
(artist)
1621-1649
Title
Old peasant walking
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 9 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2891
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
Earl of Egmont; Sir Anthony Westcombe (d. 1752), L.202; Robert Prioleau Roupell, London (1798-1886), L.2234; possibly his estate sale, Christie’s (London), 12 - 14 July 1887, lot 1024 or 1043, both listed as 'Two peasants' by Adriaen van Ostade; if the former lot, purchased there by Monly (? annotation in catalogue not entirely legible), if the latter lot purchased there by Dr Edward Riggall; property of a Gentleman, Sotheby's (London), 25 May 1938, lot 111 (with one other); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£6.15); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left upper edge, fragment: “W” as from a monogram “WR”.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Anthony Westcombe (L.202). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower right corner, brown ink: Robert Prioleau Roupell (L.2234).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Anthony Westcombe (L.202). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower right corner, brown ink: Robert Prioleau Roupell (L.2234).
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