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Interior of a Lottery Office

Maker

(artist)
1700-1799

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1757-1815

Title

Interior of a Lottery Office

Date of Production

1767

Medium

pen and grey and brown ink, grey wash and graphite on laid paper, with grey ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 28.3 cm
Width: 29.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3754

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


lotteries









Provenance

Alexander Yakovleff; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 4 July 1945; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 23 July 1945, for £15; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 60

Inscriptions

Inscription: Lottery / Office //

Inscription: Tempes [sic] Fugit

Inscription: Fortune Dispensing her favours to the speculativee [the last 'e' crossed through]

Inscription: J.G.

Inscription: Fork

Inscription: Drawn by Gilray.

Inscription: A 13134 TF/-/-

Inscription: I x VILLEDARY (variant of Heawood 1849 - London 1775).

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