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Leaving for the hunt

Maker

(artist)
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

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".

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