Don Quixote in his study
Maker
(artist)
1694-1739
1694-1739
Title
Don Quixote in his study
Date of Production
1723
Medium
graphite and grey wash on laid paper, incised for transfer, laid down on a historic support with gold and wash borders
Dimensions
Height: 24.2 cm
Width: 19 cm
Width: 19 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3118
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
Notes
George Vertue and T. Loveday both made engravings after this drawing, which is incised. The print by Vertue is dated 1723. There is a print by Loveday in the collection (G.1990.WL.5727).
Provenance
Dr John Percy, London (1818-1889); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 15 - 24 April 1890, lot 1279; purchased there by Ford (?); Puttick & Simpson (London), July 1941; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), for £2.5; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 53
p. 53
Inscriptions
Inscription: J. VandrBank del / 1723 //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: J Vanderbank del. The original
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Dr John Percy (L.1504)
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: J Vanderbank del. The original
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Dr John Percy (L.1504)
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