Portrait of a young man
Maker
Circle of
(artist)
1618-1680
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1609-1672
(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
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
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).
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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