Six studies of corn stooks
Maker
(artist)
1769-1844
1769-1844
Title
Six studies of corn stooks
Date of Production
1769 - 1844
Medium
graphite and watercolour on textured wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 27 cm
Width: 20.5 cm
Width: 20.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3131
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
the artist's executor, John Garle; probably his estate sale, Christie's (London), 27 April 1874; B.F. Stevens & Brown (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 27
p. 27
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper left of centre and lower right, graphite: artist’s shorthand notes (his shorthand has not yet been deciphered). Verso: lower left, graphite, circled: "282". Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: upper left, graphite: "88".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower right, stamped in black: presumably collector's mark of John Garle (not in Lugt) [mark is also on the mount removed from D.1952.RW.3133 and 3382].
Inscription: Recto: upper left of centre and lower right, graphite: artist’s shorthand notes (his shorthand has not yet been deciphered). Verso: lower left, graphite, circled: "282". Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: upper left, graphite: "88".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower right, stamped in black: presumably collector's mark of John Garle (not in Lugt) [mark is also on the mount removed from D.1952.RW.3133 and 3382].
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