Battle scene with cavalry
Maker
(artist)
1647-1733
1647-1733
Title
Battle scene with cavalry
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
black and red chalk on laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 25.4 cm
Width: 40.1 cm
Width: 40.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3272
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
Singer (?); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: Recto, left centre: foolscap with points above "4" above three stacked circles. Backing sheet: left centre: Strasburg lily.
Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, brown ink: "J1090"; lower left, red chalk, signed by the artist: "Hugtenburg"; lower left corner, black chalk: "67". Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, brown ink: "-1/10"; upper left, graphite: "640"; left centre, graphite: "14 1/8 19 3/4"; right centre, graphite: "John van Hugtenburg / 1646-1733 //"; lower left of centre, graphite, Witt number: "3272."; lower left corner, brown ink: "25-"; lower right, graphite: "Hugtenburg"; lower right, graphite, unclear: "1/2 [...] / C //".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, brown ink: "J1090"; lower left, red chalk, signed by the artist: "Hugtenburg"; lower left corner, black chalk: "67". Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, brown ink: "-1/10"; upper left, graphite: "640"; left centre, graphite: "14 1/8 19 3/4"; right centre, graphite: "John van Hugtenburg / 1646-1733 //"; lower left of centre, graphite, Witt number: "3272."; lower left corner, brown ink: "25-"; lower right, graphite: "Hugtenburg"; lower right, graphite, unclear: "1/2 [...] / C //".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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