by-nc

Bust portrait of a woman (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1593-1661

Title

Bust portrait of a woman (recto)

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

black and white chalk with stumping (recto), black chalk (verso) on blue laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 39.1 cm
Width: 32 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3540

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); Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (120 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 29

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite: "? Cornelius Johnson / Dorothy Wife of / Richard Cromwell".

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.ukFind out more about using and licensing our images.

____________________________

Buy a print from our collection