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Huissen Castle as seen from the rear

Maker

(artist)
1628-1670

Title

Huissen Castle as seen from the rear

Date of Production

(c.) 1650

Medium

black chalk, grey wash on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 28.6 cm
Width: 53.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3170

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

Frank Davis, London (1892-1990); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 2 November 1942; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 12 November 1942 (£15); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.

Inscription: Recto: upper right edge, brown ink, cut off and now illegible: "[...] caytoor tot [...]son [?]". Mount (historic), Recto: upper centre, graphite, partially erased: "C[...] wash / lettered on back 28 1/8 x 18 1/4"; lower right corner, graphite: "D284". Mount (historic), Verso: upper right corner, brown ink: "17"; lower left corner, brown ink: "Verboom / 1650 //"; lower centre edge, graphite: "Verboom / 1650 //".

Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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