Country scene with figures and church spire
Maker
(artist)
1763-1804
1763-1804
Title
Country scene with figures and church spire
Date of Production
1763 - 1804
Medium
grey and brown wash with watercolour on card (now brown, likely due to ageing or light exposure), with grey ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 21.7 cm
Width: 28.9 cm
Width: 28.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3295
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
given to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976-78
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/01/1965-01/05/1965
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/01/1965-01/05/1965
Literature
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976 - 1978
cat. no. 22
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965
cat. no. 15
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 35
cat. no. 22
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965
cat. no. 15
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 35
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed: "G Morland".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed: "G Morland".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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