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Sentry in his box, with a young woman

Maker

(artist)
1757-1827

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1738-1806

Title

Sentry in his box, with a young woman

Date of Production

1757 - 1827

Medium

graphite, pen and grey-brown ink, watercolour on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 17.2 cm
Width: 11.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3614

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


sentry boxes




Provenance

Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d., for £8; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 43

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Verso: upper right corner, fragment: "J WH" [as in 'J WHATMAN'].

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

Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite, the 'x' circled: "ex / x"; lower left corner (over stamp), graphite: "y 1/2". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Thomas Rowlandson / 1756-1827".

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