Maria and the Reverend Yorick
Maker
John Hodges Benwell (artist)
1764-1785
1764-1785
Title
Maria and the Reverend Yorick
Date of Production
(circa) 1782 - 1785
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic on paper, laid down and cut into an oval
Dimensions
Height: 20.5 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3790
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
F.A. Drey (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 6
p. 6
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, stamped: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: right centre (on lining of man's hat), brown ink, hard to read: "1799" (? this according to the file, but is not at all clear).
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, stamped: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: right centre (on lining of man's hat), brown ink, hard to read: "1799" (? this according to the file, but is not at all clear).
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