Sailing vessels on a choppy sea
Maker
Wigerus Vitringa (artist)
1657-1721
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
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).
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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