The Hall of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Maker
Joseph Murray Ince (artist)
1806-1859
1806-1859
Title
The Hall of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Date of Production
1843
Medium
graphite, watercolour, white bodycolour and some gum or shellac, the shrinking of which has caused cracks and media loss, on wove paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 29.3 cm
Width: 22 cm
Width: 22 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3589
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
Walker Galleries (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 28
p. 28
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown watercolour, signed and dated: "JM Ince 1843". Verso (no longer visible, but see photograph): centre, graphite: "Westminster School / J.M. Ince". Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite: arrow pointing up at signature and date on drawing. Mount (historic), Verso: lower right corner, graphite, circled: "47".
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown watercolour, signed and dated: "JM Ince 1843". Verso (no longer visible, but see photograph): centre, graphite: "Westminster School / J.M. Ince". Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite: arrow pointing up at signature and date on drawing. Mount (historic), Verso: lower right corner, graphite, circled: "47".
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