Head of a horse, with smaller sketches of a horse and the head of a terrier
Maker
John Frederick Herring, Senior (artist)
1795-1865
1795-1865
Title
Head of a horse, with smaller sketches of a horse and the head of a terrier
Date of Production
1810 - 1865
Medium
pen and brown ink on blue wove paper, laid down on a paper support
Dimensions
Height: 20.2 cm
Width: 25.3 cm
Width: 25.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3543
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
E. Kersley, London (active 1930-1960); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 20 April 1944; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 2 May 1944 (£4); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 26
p. 26
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed with artist’s initials: "J.F.H". Mount (removed, see photo): lower right, graphite: "John Frederick Herring I / (Father of J.F.H II.) / 1795-1865 / signed".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed with artist’s initials: "J.F.H". Mount (removed, see photo): lower right, graphite: "John Frederick Herring I / (Father of J.F.H II.) / 1795-1865 / signed".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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