White peacock in a garden setting
Maker
(artist)
1710-1792
1710-1792
Title
White peacock in a garden setting
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, watercolour on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 32.9 cm
Width: 47 cm
Width: 47 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3096
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
Wagner von Berne?, 25 April 1839; W.W. Wheeler (London); purchased there by Colnaghi (London), 21 August 1943; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 21 August 1943 (£26); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: centre: Strasburg lily above "4" above monogram "WR". Backing sheet: centre: shield containing letters, "VP"? Unclear due to obstruction of watermark on the recto in the same location.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, signed with the artist's initials: "A:S:M:Fec:". Verso (backing sheet): upper right corner, graphite, unclear: "/f 25 April 1839 / Wagner von Berne [?] //"; lower right, graphite, enclosed in a rectangle: "A. SCHOUMAN"; right lower edge, graphite, underlined: "693"; lower left, graphite: "G14". Mount (removed, but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower right, graphite: "A. SCH/OUMAN / 293 Paon //"; lower centre, in cartouche, black ink: "A. SCHOUMAN".
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, signed with the artist's initials: "A:S:M:Fec:". Verso (backing sheet): upper right corner, graphite, unclear: "/f 25 April 1839 / Wagner von Berne [?] //"; lower right, graphite, enclosed in a rectangle: "A. SCHOUMAN"; right lower edge, graphite, underlined: "693"; lower left, graphite: "G14". Mount (removed, but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower right, graphite: "A. SCH/OUMAN / 293 Paon //"; lower centre, in cartouche, black ink: "A. SCHOUMAN".
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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