Horse and rider, seen from behind
Maker
(artist)
1631-1690
1631-1690
Title
Horse and rider, seen from behind
Date of Production
1645 - 1690
Medium
offset (from an oil painting) on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 31.4 cm
Width: 21.9 cm
Width: 21.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3340
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
unidentified collector, L.2084; H. Tozer; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 7 October 1943; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 19 October 1943 (£18); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Material Evidence, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/10/1998-24/01/1999
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962 ...More
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953 ...Less
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962 ...More
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953 ...Less
Literature
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977- January 1978
cat. no. 80
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 128
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 87
cat. no. 80
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 128
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 87
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: ornamented arms of France and Navarre (per Peter Bower, used by many French papermakers during the first half of the 17th century).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, pen and brown ink: unidentified collector (L.2084).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: "PAR VANDERMEULEN.". Mount (historic), Verso: centre, red chalk: "E".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, pen and brown ink: unidentified collector (L.2084).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: "PAR VANDERMEULEN.". Mount (historic), Verso: centre, red chalk: "E".
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