Mountainous landscape with a Cross
Maker
Style of
(artist)
1560-1631
(artist)
1560-1631
Title
Mountainous landscape with a Cross
Medium
traces of graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 20.5 cm
Width: 32.3 cm
Width: 32.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3565
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
Hans M. Calmann, London (1899-1982); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 31 March 1944; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 3 April 1944 (£7); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978
Literature
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 25
ill. on p. 75
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977- January 1978
cat. no. 42
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 132
cat. no. 25
ill. on p. 75
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977- January 1978
cat. no. 42
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 132
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre:"RICARD" in a lozenge (per Peter Bower, Ricard worked a mill near Limoges in the 1650s).
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): right centre, blue crayon, circled: "538". Mount (removed, cut down and mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower right corner, black ink: "++".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): right centre, blue crayon, circled: "538". Mount (removed, cut down and mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower right corner, black ink: "++".
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