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Flood at night

Maker

(artist)
1789-1854

Title

Flood at night

Date of Production

1789 - 1854

Medium

graphite, pen and dark brown ink, grey and brown wash, white bodycolour on wove paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 15.5 cm
Width: 43.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3694

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

Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971) [his verso inscription]; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 25 January 1944; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left), 7 March 1945 (£3); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/01/1965-01/05/1965

Literature

English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965
cat. no. 17

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 34

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to thick backing sheet.

Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, grey ink, signed: "J. Martin". Verso (backing sheet): left centre, graphite, underlined, L.G. Duke's hand: "D1032/ J. Martin 1789-1854".

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

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