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Secundem Artem - caricature of a man and a woman

Maker

(artist)
1757-1827

Title

Secundem Artem - caricature of a man and a woman

Date of Production

1800 - 1899

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink watercolour on wove paper, laid down on a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 18.5 cm
Width: 23.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2913

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

ugliness



Provenance

Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Cartoonists of the British School, East Kent and Folkestone Arts Centre, Folkestone, UK, 16/03/1968-20/04/1968

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 42

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: lower centre: a name but unclear due to support, appears to start with an "S" but is not Smith.

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

Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: "SECUNDEM ARTEM.". Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite, circled: "2.257". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite:, "T. Rowlandsen / 1756-1827. / Secundem Artem / The Dentist".

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