Landscape with sheep and shepherds on the brow of a hill
Maker
(artist)
1656-1705
1656-1705
Title
Landscape with sheep and shepherds on the brow of a hill
Date of Production
1687
Medium
black chalk and graphite, watercolour, pen and black ink on laid paper, with thick black and gold ink borders, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 20.4 cm
Width: 34.3 cm
Width: 34.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3142
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
unidentified collector, L.827; John MacGowan, Edinburgh (d. 1803), L.1496; Henry Oppenheimer, London (1859-1932); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 10 and 13 - 14 July 1936, lot 302 (with two others); purchased from an anonymous source by Colnaghi (London), 27 October 1942; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 27 October 1942 (£7); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: "VI" and same watermark on centre of backing sheet, but in reverse.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "J. v der meer. / de jonge. F 1687. //".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector (L.827). Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: John MacGowan (L.1496); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "J. v der meer. / de jonge. F 1687. //".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector (L.827). Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: John MacGowan (L.1496); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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