Landscape viewed from the parapet of a castle
Maker
(artist)
1751-1812
1751-1812
Title
Landscape viewed from the parapet of a castle
Date of Production
1751 - 1812
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 27.3 cm
Width: 40.6 cm
Width: 40.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3421
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
Robinson & Fisher (London dealer, active from 1884); purchased there in a mixed lot by Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971), June 1931, for about £1 (shared the lot with A.P. Oppé; Duke inventory number D.700); acquired from him in part exchange by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
The above information supplied from Duke's inventory catalogue in the British Museum.
The above information supplied from Duke's inventory catalogue in the British Museum.
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 4
p. 4
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: circle containing fleur-de-lis.
Inscription: Verso: graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "Lord Aylesford / LGD".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "Lord Aylesford / LGD".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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