Lion resting (recto)
Head and paws of a lion (verso)
Maker
(artist)
1724-1806
1724-1806
Title
Lion resting (recto)
Head and paws of a lion (verso)
Head and paws of a lion (verso)
Date of Production
1724 - 1806
Medium
black and red chalk (recto and verso) on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 25.4 cm
Width: 30.7 cm
Width: 30.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3300
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
Nicholson (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 49
p. 49
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, right centre: crowned circle with writing around the edges “HONI SOIT MAL Y PENSE” containing a quartered coat of arms comprising lions, fleur-de-lis and a harp. Countermark: Recto, left centre: circle containing imperial crown above “GR” encompassed by laurel leaves (both marks match Churchill 214 – 1733).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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