Wood landscape with figures
Maker
(artist)
1601-1653
1601-1653
Title
Wood landscape with figures
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, grey wash, white bodycolour on laid paper, with grey ink framing lines, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 19.4 cm
Width: 31.3 cm
Width: 31.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3467
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
unidentified collector, L.474; Johann Gottlob Schumann, Dresden (1761-1810), L.2344, Dresden; B. Barnett (?); purchased from him by Colnaghi, 5 October 1948; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 22 February 1949 (£7); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: three stacked circles above three letters - difficult to read them due to support sheet - "LAC"? (Not found in Heawood or Piccard).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower centre edge, stamped in black ink: Johann Gottlob Schumann (L.2344); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector (L.474). Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: twice at lower left edge, graphite: "Waterloo"; lower left edge, brown ink: "5 x 13". Support (historic), Recto: lower centre, graphite: "Schumann Coll / 19,3 : 3i"; lower right edge, graphite, underlined: "4".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower centre edge, stamped in black ink: Johann Gottlob Schumann (L.2344); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector (L.474). Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: twice at lower left edge, graphite: "Waterloo"; lower left edge, brown ink: "5 x 13". Support (historic), Recto: lower centre, graphite: "Schumann Coll / 19,3 : 3i"; lower right edge, graphite, underlined: "4".
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