A group of men and women in a landscape
Maker
(artist)
1681-1740
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1659-1725
1681-1740
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1659-1725
Title
A group of men and women in a landscape
Date of Production
(circa) 1725
Medium
traces of graphite, pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper, laid down, with brown ink framing lines mostly trimmed away; paper exhibits signs of having been in a workshop, with stains, stray droplets, and scoring across the sheet
Dimensions
Height: 23.6 cm
Width: 33.1 cm
Width: 33.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3412
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
Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); acquired from him (in part exchange for a Richardson drawing) by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left) n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 32
p. 32
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre edge, fragment: bottom of a Strasburg lily above a "W" or monogram "WR".
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "D497/ Bernard Lens II 1659-1726 / or III. 1682+1740. / LGD". Verso: right of centre, graphite, Witt number: "3412"; lower right corner, graphite: "#15". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Bernard Lens III / (the drawing master / + miniaturist) / 1682-1740 / Coll. L. Duke".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "D497/ Bernard Lens II 1659-1726 / or III. 1682+1740. / LGD". Verso: right of centre, graphite, Witt number: "3412"; lower right corner, graphite: "#15". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Bernard Lens III / (the drawing master / + miniaturist) / 1682-1740 / Coll. L. Duke".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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