Landscape at dusk with mountains and lake with figures on shore
Maker
(artist)
1758-1810
1758-1810
Title
Landscape at dusk with mountains and lake with figures on shore
Date of Production
1758 - 1810
Medium
black chalk, brown and black wash with small areas of scratching out on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 15.4 cm
Width: 22.4 cm
Width: 22.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3557
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
O. Alexander; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 5 May 1943; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 16 May 1944, for £7; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 28
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 40
p. 28
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 40
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "J. Hoppner".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "J. Hoppner".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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