The end of the day
Maker
(artist)
1769-1843
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
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
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).
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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