John Howard visiting a lazaretto
Maker
(artist)
1734-1802
1734-1802
Title
John Howard visiting a lazaretto
Date of Production
(circa) 1790
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 33.5 cm
Width: 54 cm
Width: 54 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3173
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
philanthropists
lazarettos
lazarettos
Provenance
Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt bequest, 1952
Exhibition History
Gothic Nightmares - Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination, Tate Britain, London, 15/02/2006-01/05/2006
George Romney, National Portrait Gallery, London, 30/05/2002-18/08/2002
George Romney, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, 08/02/2002-21/04/2002; National Portrait Gallery, London, 30/05/2002-18/08/2002; Huntington Museum and Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 15/09/2002-01/12/2002 ...More
George Romney, Walker Art Gallery & Liverpool & England, 07/02/2002-28/04/2002
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
An exhibition of English drawings and water colors from British collections, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 16/04/1962-03/06/1962
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
George Romney, National Portrait Gallery, London, 30/05/2002-18/08/2002
George Romney, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England, 08/02/2002-21/04/2002; National Portrait Gallery, London, 30/05/2002-18/08/2002; Huntington Museum and Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 15/09/2002-01/12/2002 ...More
George Romney, Walker Art Gallery & Liverpool & England, 07/02/2002-28/04/2002
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
An exhibition of English drawings and water colors from British collections, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 16/04/1962-03/06/1962
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
Literature
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 32
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 41
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 42 ...More
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 15a
An exhibition of English drawings and water colors from British collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1962
cat. no. 64
ill. on p. 30
Morgan Library & Museum, The Thaw Collection of Master Drawings: acquisitions since 2002, New York 2009
pp. 65-66
fig. 1 under no. 21
Gothic Nightmares - Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination, Tate Britain, London, 2006 ...Less
cat. no. 32
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 41
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 42 ...More
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 15a
An exhibition of English drawings and water colors from British collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1962
cat. no. 64
ill. on p. 30
Morgan Library & Museum, The Thaw Collection of Master Drawings: acquisitions since 2002, New York 2009
pp. 65-66
fig. 1 under no. 21
Gothic Nightmares - Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination, Tate Britain, London, 2006 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: coat of arms containing a large circle containing a star (similar style to Heawood 611 but not a match, dated 1788-89).
Collector's mark: Mount: lower left corner, stamped: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite: "3959". Mount: Recto: lower centre, ink: "G. ROMNEY". Verso: upper right, blue pencil: "155" [underlined]; upper right, stamped in black: "...RGE ...OMNEY"; lower centre, graphite: "B"; lower left, graphite: "2...17"
Collector's mark: Mount: lower left corner, stamped: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite: "3959". Mount: Recto: lower centre, ink: "G. ROMNEY". Verso: upper right, blue pencil: "155" [underlined]; upper right, stamped in black: "...RGE ...OMNEY"; lower centre, graphite: "B"; lower left, graphite: "2...17"
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