Green and red parrot
Maker
(artist)
1710-1792
1710-1792
Title
Green and red parrot
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, watercolour, in places mixed with some oil, bodycolour on laid paper, with graphite framing lines, incised for transfer
Dimensions
Height: 17.4 cm
Width: 14.7 cm
Width: 14.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.312
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
F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper left edge, graphite, obscured by handling edges: 25 [?]; lower right corner, graphite, Witt number, obscured by L.2228b: 312.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper left edge, graphite, obscured by handling edges: 25 [?]; lower right corner, graphite, Witt number, obscured by L.2228b: 312.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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