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Old peasant walking

Maker

Formerly attributed to
(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

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).

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