Market place in a high wind
Maker
(artist)
1679-1772
1679-1772
Title
Market place in a high wind
Date of Production
1771
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 51.8 cm
Width: 75.3 cm
Width: 75.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3602
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
J. Wilson (?); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 18 August 1944; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 31 August 1944 (£50); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Paintings and Drawings by Marcellus Laroon, Tate Gallery, London, 01/07/1967-30/07/1967
Paintings and Drawings by Marcellus Laroon, Aldeburgh Festival, 03/06/1967-25/06/1967
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953 ...More
Marcellus Laroon, Blairman Gallery, London, 1951 ...Less
Paintings and Drawings by Marcellus Laroon, Aldeburgh Festival, 03/06/1967-25/06/1967
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953 ...More
Marcellus Laroon, Blairman Gallery, London, 1951 ...Less
Literature
Raines, Robert, Marcellus Laroon, London and New York, 1967
no. 70
pl. 71
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 30
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 439
no. 70
pl. 71
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 30
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 439
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre: "IHS"; Countermark: Recto, right centre: Strasburg lily (unable to see more details but similar examples in Churchill 423-428 are dated 1645-1702, Heawood 1780-1798 all 17th century).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink, titled: "A high Wind."; lower right, brown ink, signed and dated: "AEtat. 92. Marcellus Laroon. F. 1771.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink, titled: "A high Wind."; lower right, brown ink, signed and dated: "AEtat. 92. Marcellus Laroon. F. 1771.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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