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The end of the day

Maker

(artist)
1769-1843

Title

The end of the day

Date of Production

1769 - 1834

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolour on wove paper hinged at the upper edge to a paper support (D.1952.RW.2944 is hinged to the same support below)

Dimensions

Height: 10.6 cm
Width: 14.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2943

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

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

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 38

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre, cut off: "[...]MAN / [...] MILL" (as in J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL); Countermark: Recto, right centre, in cursive: "N".

Inscription: Support (historic): Recto, upper right centre, graphite, Witt acc. no.: "2943 / T.O." and below same label for the other drawing: "2944 / T.O.". Backing sheet? (removed, see photo), Verso: lower right, graphite: "WH Pyne / The End of the [rest obscured by tape]".

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

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