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Christmas party

Maker

(artist)
1817-1864

Title

Christmas party

Date of Production

1800 - 1899

Medium

graphite, watercolour, bodycolour on wove paper, squared for transfer in graphite

Dimensions

Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 34.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3579

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






Festive decorations


Provenance

Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left), n.d. (£8); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

British Life, New Burlington Galleries, London, 29/05/1953-11/07/1953

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 31

British Life, New Burlington Galleries, London, 1953, Arts Council
no. 46

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: right centre on banner (within drawing), graphite over watercolour: "CHRISTM". Verso: lower right, graphite: "G.G.W."; lower right, graphite: "9".

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

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