Study for 'Shakespeare between Tragedy and Comedy'
Maker
(artist)
1755-1826
1755-1826
Title
Study for 'Shakespeare between Tragedy and Comedy'
Date of Production
1770-1826
Medium
graphite, pen and light brown ink on wove paper, framed in graphite
Dimensions
Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 15 cm
Width: 15 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3786
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
Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 19
p. 19
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: right side of drawing numbered in graphite from “1” to “9”; lower centre, graphite, described: “Monument / Shakpere + Comedy + Tragedy”; lower centre edge, graphite: “Shakespear”. Verso: lower left corner, graphite, circled: “G.2949”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: right side of drawing numbered in graphite from “1” to “9”; lower centre, graphite, described: “Monument / Shakpere + Comedy + Tragedy”; lower centre edge, graphite: “Shakespear”. Verso: lower left corner, graphite, circled: “G.2949”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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