Study of a tree
Maker
(artist)
1790-1864
1790-1864
Title
Study of a tree
Date of Production
(circa) 1833
Medium
graphite, watercolour and bodycolour with some scratching out on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 55.5 cm
Width: 36.9 cm
Width: 36.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2921
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
John Postle Heseltine, London (1843-1929), L.1508; Sotheby's (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
John Witt, William Henry Hunt (1790-1864): Life and Work, with a catalogue (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1982)
no. 52
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 28
no. 52
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 28
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre, letters but illegible.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower centre, stamped in red ink: John Postle Heseltine (L.1508); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, pen and brown ink, signed by the artist: "W. HUNT". Verso: lower left, graphite: “#4”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower centre, stamped in red ink: John Postle Heseltine (L.1508); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, pen and brown ink, signed by the artist: "W. HUNT". Verso: lower left, graphite: “#4”.
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