Huissen Castle as seen from the rear
Maker
(artist)
1628-1670
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
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).
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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