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Portrait of a young man

Maker

Circle of
(artist)
1618-1680

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1609-1672

Title

Portrait of a young man

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

black, white and red chalk on brown-prepared laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 23.6 cm
Width: 18 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3349

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

anonymous sale, Christie's (London), 22 October 1943, lot 53; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left) (£13, along with D.1952.RW.3350); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 32

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Sir Peter Lely / 1618-1680 / ? signed / c. 1660".

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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