Portrait of Henry, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, seated on his horse
Maker
(artist)
1795-1880
(artist)
1792-1827
1795-1880
(artist)
1792-1827
Title
Portrait of Henry, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, seated on his horse
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite, watercolour with added gum arabic and bodycolour on card
Dimensions
Height: 22 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3188
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), 16 December 1942, lot 65; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 17 December 1942, for £3.10; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, American Federation of the Arts, Washington, D.C. and nine cities in the USA, 1951
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1949 - 1950
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1949 - 1950
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 17
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1949-50
no. 20
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 21
p. 17
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1949-50
no. 20
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 21
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper right, graphite, Witt number: "Dighton / 3188".
Collector's mark: none.
Label: Detached from old mount, now kept in portfolio in P&D, graphite: "Exhib. Arts Council 1948/9 /" by British Council in Canada 1949/50 /" " American Federation of Arts, Washington, in 9 cities in the USA. 1951"; "Richard Dighton 1795-1880 / Harry, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, of Raby Castle / on 'Napoleon' / ? 1845 / 3/8".
Inscription: Verso: upper right, graphite, Witt number: "Dighton / 3188".
Collector's mark: none.
Label: Detached from old mount, now kept in portfolio in P&D, graphite: "Exhib. Arts Council 1948/9 /" by British Council in Canada 1949/50 /" " American Federation of Arts, Washington, in 9 cities in the USA. 1951"; "Richard Dighton 1795-1880 / Harry, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, of Raby Castle / on 'Napoleon' / ? 1845 / 3/8".
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