Two women and a child
Maker
(artist)
1774-1852
1774-1852
Title
Two women and a child
Date of Production
1794 - 1852
Medium
graphite, pen and dark brown ink on laid paper, laid down and all four corners made up
Dimensions
Height: 14.6 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3240
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
baby bonnets
Provenance
O. Alexander; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 24 July 1942; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 17 February 1943, for £3; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 10
p. 10
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge: bottom of a shield that terminates in a small 3-leaf clover, above cursive letters "JG" (not found in Churchill or Heawood).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: signed with artist's monogram. Verso (hidden under backing sheet but visible via transmitted light): left centre edge, circled: "3F"; centre: "2" and "3". Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A.11485"; lower right corner, graphite: "Z" or "2".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: signed with artist's monogram. Verso (hidden under backing sheet but visible via transmitted light): left centre edge, circled: "3F"; centre: "2" and "3". Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A.11485"; lower right corner, graphite: "Z" or "2".
Collector's mark: none.
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