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English figures in costume

Maker

(artist)
1740-1821

Title

English figures in costume

Date of Production

1741 - 1821

Medium

graphite, pen and grey-brown ink, watercolour on wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 14.1 cm
Width: 22.8 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3104

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

Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

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

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: upper centre, grey-brown ink: "Servant"; across lower centre, grey-brown ink: "Botanic W S Natives Interpreter". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right: "Nicolas Pocock / 1741(?) - 1821".

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

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