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Trees behind a fence and studies of foliage

Maker

(artist)
1769-1844

Title

Trees behind a fence and studies of foliage

Date of Production

1769 - 1844

Medium

graphite and watercolour with sizing in some areas, on light brown wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 24.2 cm
Width: 34.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3384

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

the artist's executor, John Garle; probably his estate sale, Christie's (London), 27 April 1874; B.F. Stevens & Brown (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 27

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower right, graphite: "#11".

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

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