Coastscene with boats in harbour
Maker
(artist)
1740-1821
1740-1821
Title
Coastscene with boats in harbour
Date of Production
1765, 1775, 1785 or 1795
Medium
black chalk, pen and grey ink, watercolour on laid paper, washed with a varnish that has browned
Dimensions
Height: 19 cm
Width: 38.8 cm
Width: 38.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3342
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
E. Kersley, London (active 1930-1960); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 2 February 1943; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 19 October 1943, for £9; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 38
p. 38
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, upper left edge: "WHATMAN".
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, abraded, signed and dated but unclear: "N Po[...] 17 5" (even under UV the third number has vanished). Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Nicolas Pocock / 1741 - 1821 / Signed + dated 17-5".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, abraded, signed and dated but unclear: "N Po[...] 17 5" (even under UV the third number has vanished). Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Nicolas Pocock / 1741 - 1821 / Signed + dated 17-5".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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