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Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerod, Denmark

Maker

Attributed to
Denmark 17th century (artist)
1600-1699

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1607-1677

Title

Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerod, Denmark

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink, green wash, on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, hinged at the top to a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 16.5 cm
Width: 28 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3330

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

William Pitcairn Knowles, Rotterdam and Wiesbaden (1820-1894), L.2643; Anton Mensing, Amsterdam (1866-1936); his sale, Frederick Muller & Cie (Amsterdam), 26 October 1937, lot 66; Dr Francis Springell (Sprinzels), Prague (1898-1974); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£50 and in part exchange for a Michelangelo drawing); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Sprinzels, Franz, Hollar. Handzeichnungen, Vienna 1938
no. 286a on p. 100

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower right edge, stamped in purple ink: William Pitcairn Knowles (L.2643); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso: upper centre edge, graphite: “96”; centre, graphite: “Bamberg”.

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