Medieval castle on a rock
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1603-1677
(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
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
Keywords
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”.
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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