Group of figures watching a sheep being sheared
Maker
(artist)
1611-1641
1611-1641
Title
Group of figures watching a sheep being sheared
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and grey and black ink, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 9.7 cm
Width: 13.7 cm
Width: 13.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2916
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
acquired from an anonymous source by Colnaghi (London), 6 August 1938; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 6 August 1938; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "Ostade".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "Ostade".
Collector's mark: none.
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