Front and side elevations and a general view of a chest
Maker
(artist)
1818-1875
1818-1875
Title
Front and side elevations and a general view of a chest
Date of Production
1850 - 1875
Medium
graphite, pen and two different brown inks on wove paper, with heavy creases from previously being folded into quarters, and with large repairs on the verso
Dimensions
Height: 31.5 cm
Width: 39.2 cm
Width: 39.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3464
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
Thomas Esmond Lewinsky (1892-1947); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 24 November 1937; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left),19 January 1944 (£4); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 48
p. 48
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso: left centre: “J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL / 185[….]” (the last digit hidden under the repair, possibly “3”).
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, upper centre, graphite, accompanied by an arrow: “M__________1, 3”; within drawing, lower left, black ink, accompanied by a scale: “1 foot”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Alfred Stevens / 1817-1875 / Possibly design for his own / house”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, upper centre, graphite, accompanied by an arrow: “M__________1, 3”; within drawing, lower left, black ink, accompanied by a scale: “1 foot”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Alfred Stevens / 1817-1875 / Possibly design for his own / house”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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