View in the Isle of Arran
Maker
(artist)
1805-1876
1805-1876
Title
View in the Isle of Arran
Date of Production
(13 August) 1830
Medium
graphite, watercolour, bodycolour on brown wove paper laid down
Dimensions
Height: 17.2 cm
Width: 26.3 cm
Width: 26.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3018
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
A. Berthel, Surrey; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 8 May 1942; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 23 May 1942 (£5); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
J.F. Lewis R.A. (1805-1876) - Painter of the Desert and Harem, Guildford, 1977
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/01/1965-01/05/1965
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/01/1965-01/05/1965
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
Literature
J.F. Lewis, R.A. (1805-1876): painter of the desert and harem, Guildford House Gallery, 1977
no. 20
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965
cat. no. 60
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 33 ...More
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 52 ...Less
no. 20
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965
cat. no. 60
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 33 ...More
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 52 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, lower left edge, cut off by edge: "B. E[...] / 18[...]" (must be "B.E. & S." as seen on artist's watercolour sold at Sotheby's, London, 3 July 2013, lot 203. Bally, Ellen & Steart Mill, at the De Montalt Mill, Bath, Somerset. RSA has two drawings with this mark dated 1828 and 1829 and a Turner at the Tate has one dated 1823).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: "Aug 13. Arran". Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite: "18a / mo".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: "Aug 13. Arran". Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite: "18a / mo".
Collector's mark: none.
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