Man and woman in contemporary dress (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1610-1690
1610-1690
Title
Man and woman in contemporary dress (recto)
Date of Production
1625 - 1690
Medium
graphite (recto and verso) on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 16.2 cm
Width: 13.4 cm
Width: 13.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3228
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
James Singer; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 27 January 1943, part of lot 21; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 29 January 1943 (£4); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
High Life, Low Life: David Teniers the Younger, Rye Art Gallery, 1972 (Apr.-May)
Literature
High Life, Low Life: David Teniers the Younger, Rye Art Gallery, April - May 1972
cat. no. 37
no. 37
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 131
cat. no. 37
no. 37
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 131
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: small foolscap with five points / 4 / 3 circles in a pyramid. A close if not exact match to Churchill 341, dated 1644.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "Teniers"; lower right, blue chalk: "323"; lower left, graphite, originally assigned Witt number: "3028".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "Teniers"; lower right, blue chalk: "323"; lower left, graphite, originally assigned Witt number: "3028".
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