Army besieging a walled city
Maker
(artist)
1659-1735
1659-1735
Title
Army besieging a walled city
Medium
red chalk on paper
Dimensions
Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 26 cm
Width: 26 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.30
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London), cat. 38, 1921, lot 165; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1.6); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: circle containing a cross above “IHS” above three-pronged arrows, all above a banner containing letters “C V D” [?] (not found in Heawood or Piccard).
Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, brown ink (now faded): “Carton du Louvre”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “2798”. Presumably on mount (now removed, missing, but recorded in file), Recto: upper right, pen and ink: “Martin le Jeune.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, only partially stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, brown ink (now faded): “Carton du Louvre”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “2798”. Presumably on mount (now removed, missing, but recorded in file), Recto: upper right, pen and ink: “Martin le Jeune.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, only partially stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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