River landscape with cattle and shepherds on a hill overlooking fisherman along a bank, across from a town with a church and towers
Maker
(artist)
1656-1705
1656-1705
Title
River landscape with cattle and shepherds on a hill overlooking fisherman along a bank, across from a town with a church and towers
Date of Production
1704
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 15.7 cm
Width: 23.6 cm
Width: 23.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3164
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
Sotheby's (London), 14 December 1921, lot 64; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 12 November 1942 (£6); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: Arms of Amsterdam.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, grey ink, signed and dated by the artist: "J v der meer / de jonge f 1704 //". Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "J:JC"; lower left corner, brown ink: "C3" [the "3" superscript]; lower left edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A3115".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, grey ink, signed and dated by the artist: "J v der meer / de jonge f 1704 //". Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "J:JC"; lower left corner, brown ink: "C3" [the "3" superscript]; lower left edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A3115".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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