Portrait of a man in a wig, seated and turned to the left
Maker
G.P. Barbier (artist)
1792-1795
1792-1795
Title
Portrait of a man in a wig, seated and turned to the left
Date of Production
1793
Medium
black and red chalk, with touches of white bodycolour (on arm of chair) and blue bodycolour (in pupils), on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 30.8 cm
Width: 24.6 cm
Width: 24.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3361
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
Spero (?); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 24 November 1943; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 29 November 1943; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 4
p. 4
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper right, black chalk, P and B in monogram, signed and dated by the artist:"PBarbier / 1793".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper right, black chalk, P and B in monogram, signed and dated by the artist:"PBarbier / 1793".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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