Imaginary landscape (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1652-1736
1652-1736
Title
Imaginary landscape (recto)
Date of Production
(circa) 1716
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, watercolour, grey ink framing line visible only at lower edge (recto), graphite, pen and brown ink (verso - backing sheet), on laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 25.9 cm
Width: 37.6 cm
Width: 37.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3604
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
metamorphic rock
Provenance
O. Alexander (?); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 15 September 1944; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 25 September 1944 (£16); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
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 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
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
Literature
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 72
ill. on p. 169
cat. no. 72
ill. on p. 169
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre (within the drawing) on a rock, brown ink, signed by the artist: "Gasparo / Van Witel //". Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite: "Van Vittell / ,500 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre (within the drawing) on a rock, brown ink, signed by the artist: "Gasparo / Van Witel //". Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite: "Van Vittell / ,500 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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