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Caricature of a man (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1600-1699

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1560-1609

Title

Caricature of a man (recto)

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink (recto and verso) on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 25.9 cm
Width: 19.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3108

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

Vernon Wethered (1865-1952); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 13 March 1937; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 6 May 1942 (£9); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left of centre: circle containing a bird? (very difficult to see).

Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite, hard to read: “[…] Royal Gold Circular”; lower left, graphite: illegible.

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

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