View of Canterbury with the Cathedral
Maker
Claude de Jongh (artist)
1600-1663
1600-1663
Title
View of Canterbury with the Cathedral
Date of Production
1627
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 15.2 cm
Width: 26 cm
Width: 26 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3560
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
Dr Curt Otto, Leipzig (around 1880-1929); Dr Albert Welcker, Amsterdam (b. 1884); sale of property of a Gentleman, Sotheby's (London), 19 April 1944, lot 8 (as 'View of Malines'); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£3.10); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1972 (Jan.-Mar.)
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
The Artist's View of Canterbury, Royal Museum, Canterbury, 06/04/1985-04/05/1985 ...More
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953 ...Less
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
The Artist's View of Canterbury, Royal Museum, Canterbury, 06/04/1985-04/05/1985 ...More
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953 ...Less
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 54
Hayes, John, 'Claude de Jongh' in 'Burlington Magazine', January 1956 - pp. 3-11; 634, XCVIII
p. 4
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 96
cat. no. 54
Hayes, John, 'Claude de Jongh' in 'Burlington Magazine', January 1956 - pp. 3-11; 634, XCVIII
p. 4
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 96
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "Claude de Jonghe 1627."
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "Claude de Jonghe 1627."
Collector's mark: none.
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