Portrait of a boy, full length
Maker
(artist)
1792-1871
1792-1871
Title
Portrait of a boy, full length
Date of Production
1807 - 1871
Medium
traces of graphite (visible under microscope), watercolour and white bodycolour on card; now discoloured brown and the borders damaged from removal of a former mount
Dimensions
Height: 36.7 cm
Width: 26.2 cm
Width: 26.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3408
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
probably in a British collection by 1922 (per the verso inscription when it was inspected at the British Museum); Dr Carl Robert Rudolf, London (1884-1974); acquired from him (in exchange) by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 26
p. 26
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "original drawing by G. Hayter [the 'G' and 'H' gone over in black ink)] / identified by Sir[this crossed out] Lawrence Binyon. British Museum. / July 12.1922."; lower left, graphite: "No 1 K".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "original drawing by G. Hayter [the 'G' and 'H' gone over in black ink)] / identified by Sir[this crossed out] Lawrence Binyon. British Museum. / July 12.1922."; lower left, graphite: "No 1 K".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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