Young man in a smock
Maker
(artist)
1769-1859
1769-1859
Title
Young man in a smock
Medium
graphite, wash (grey), fixative on paper, laid down on artist's mount with bodycolour (white) and ink (grey) borders
Dimensions
Height: 27.2 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3442
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); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 4 January 1944; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 8 January 1944, for £3; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 55
p. 55
Inscriptions
Inscription: JW. RA.
Inscription: 3
Inscription: Study from Nature
Inscription: D89/ James Ward RA 1769-1859. / LGD //
Inscription: Coll. L. Duke. / Study for 'Sheep shearing' Nettlefold / Coll. / James Ward 3442 //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: J WHATMAN [unable to check drawing sheet as laid down; none evident in raking light]
Inscription: 3
Inscription: Study from Nature
Inscription: D89/ James Ward RA 1769-1859. / LGD //
Inscription: Coll. L. Duke. / Study for 'Sheep shearing' Nettlefold / Coll. / James Ward 3442 //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: J WHATMAN [unable to check drawing sheet as laid down; none evident in raking light]
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