Two men bowing, and two men shaking hands
Maker
(artist)
1792-1878
1792-1878
Title
Two men bowing, and two men shaking hands
Date of Production
1817 - 1878
Medium
pen and brown ink, watercolour and gum arabic on wove paper (examined under microscope - see Notes)
Dimensions
Height: 16.4 cm
Width: 26.7 cm
Width: 26.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3773
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
Etiquette
Provenance
F.A. Drey (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 15
p. 15
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto centre and lower right: "J WHATMAN / 1817".
Inscription: Verso: upper left corner, graphite: "J"; lower right corner, graphite, circled: "E545".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper left corner, graphite: "J"; lower right corner, graphite, circled: "E545".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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