Portrait of Mr Adams (1775-1862) of Sydenham
Maker
(artist)
1769-1830
1769-1830
Title
Portrait of Mr Adams (1775-1862) of Sydenham
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite on wove paper, now very browned; the inscription occupies the left third of the sheet and had previously been folded under the portrait
Dimensions
Height: 17.1 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3443
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
commissioned by the artist's aunt, Mrs Welsford for her sister? (either Mary or Susan); Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 4 January 1944; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left), 8 January 1944 (£7); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 31
p. 31
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: left centre, graphite, apparently not the artist’s hand (see Notes field): "A Sketch of Mr Adams of Sydenham / for Mrs Giles Welsford, by Mrs John / Welsfords request_ "; lower right, graphite, unclear: "lou-" [or nov- ?].
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: left centre, graphite, apparently not the artist’s hand (see Notes field): "A Sketch of Mr Adams of Sydenham / for Mrs Giles Welsford, by Mrs John / Welsfords request_ "; lower right, graphite, unclear: "lou-" [or nov- ?].
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