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Guaperva, or Bursa, from Madagascar

Maker

(artist)
1748-1814

Title

Guaperva, or Bursa, from Madagascar

Date of Production

(circa) 1774 - 1781

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolour on laid paper, with brown ink and green watercolour framing lines, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 18.8 cm
Width: 25.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3260

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

Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto: lower centre: “IV”. Backing sheet: centre: a name, mostly obscured by drawing sheet but probably "VANDER LEY".

Inscription: Recto, all brown ink, artist’s hand: upper left corner: “guaperva xxx”; lower left, signed by the artist: “P. Sonnerat Pinx.”; lower centre: “Bourse & Madagascard.”. Verso: right centre, graphite: “3268”; lower right corner, graphite: “569”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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