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Sailing vessels on a choppy sea

Maker

Wigerus Vitringa (artist)
1657-1721

Title

Sailing vessels on a choppy sea

Date of Production

1705

Medium

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

Dimensions

Height: 14.3 cm
Width: 19.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3828

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


tilted





Provenance

anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 24 July 1946, lot 48; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£2); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Arms of Amsterdam above letters "AJ" (variant of Heawood 410 - Leiden, 1704).

Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, grey ink, signed and dated by the artist: "W: Vitringa 1705".

Collector's mark: Removed and now mounted with the drawing: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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