View of a castle - Dover (?)
Maker
(artist)
1645-1718
1645-1718
Title
View of a castle - Dover (?)
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 17.8 cm
Width: 31.5 cm
Width: 31.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3417
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 in (in part exchange for a Richardson drawing) by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed by the artist: "J. Grieffiere fecit.". Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "D181/ J. Griffier 1645-1718 / LGD / 10 //"; lower left, graphite: "Old Griffiere born at Amsterdam 1645-".
Collector's mark: Removed, now mounted with the drawing, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed by the artist: "J. Grieffiere fecit.". Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "D181/ J. Griffier 1645-1718 / LGD / 10 //"; lower left, graphite: "Old Griffiere born at Amsterdam 1645-".
Collector's mark: Removed, now mounted with the drawing, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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