Italian seaport
Maker
(artist)
1616-1677
1616-1677
Title
Italian seaport
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, grey wash, white bodycolour on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 15.3 cm
Width: 23.2 cm
Width: 23.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.325
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
Charles Fairfax Murray, London (1849-1919); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 30 January 1920, lot 152 (with 4 others); purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (£3.15 for all); F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1972 (Jan.-Mar.)
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 37
cat. no. 37
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: small letters "F B" (not found in Heawood or Piccard).
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, lower right on rock, grey ink, signed with artist's monogram: "TW". Verso: centre, graphite: "5"; right of centre, graphite: "151/21"; lower left corner, graphite: "Th. Wyck No. 12 / 60 //"; lower left corner, brown ink: "N.2235."; lower left corner, graphite: "N_125".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, lower right on rock, grey ink, signed with artist's monogram: "TW". Verso: centre, graphite: "5"; right of centre, graphite: "151/21"; lower left corner, graphite: "Th. Wyck No. 12 / 60 //"; lower left corner, brown ink: "N.2235."; lower left corner, graphite: "N_125".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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