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Front and side elevations and a general view of a chest

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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).

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