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Medieval castle on a rock

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1600-1699

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1603-1677

Title

Medieval castle on a rock

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 12.6 cm
Width: 18.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3433

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

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Provenance

Charles Fairfax Murray, London (1849-1919) [not evident in the catalogue of his estate sale at Christie's, 30 January 1920, though not all drawings were listed in detail]; Wheeler (London); purchased there by Colnaghi (London), 31 December 1943; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (as by Perelle); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

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

Inscription: Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “Perelle ‘gabriel’ / French Chateau on top of a hill. / Fairfax Murray / Collection //”. Verso: lower right corner, graphite, circled and erased: “F2”.

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