Leaving for the hunt
Maker
(artist)
1658-1682
1658-1682
Title
Leaving for the hunt
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and black ink, grey wash, with added pen and brown ink, on laid paper, laid down on a historic support, the corners all cut and made up on the support
Dimensions
Height: 17.8 cm
Width: 28.7 cm
Width: 28.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3354
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
purchased by Colnaghi between 30 March and 2 April 1936; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: three small stacked circles (unable to see what they contain due to the support).
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 8287"; lower centre, graphite: "going out Hunting". Support (historic), Verso: upper centre, graphite, erased and hard to read: "[...] / [...]8 To //"; lower left, graphite: "8" [?]; lower left corner, graphite: "to/-"; lower right, graphite: "Wovermans".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 8287"; lower centre, graphite: "going out Hunting". Support (historic), Verso: upper centre, graphite, erased and hard to read: "[...] / [...]8 To //"; lower left, graphite: "8" [?]; lower left corner, graphite: "to/-"; lower right, graphite: "Wovermans".
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