Sailing barge
Maker
(artist)
1782-1842
1782-1842
Title
Sailing barge
Date of Production
1802 - 1842
Medium
black and white chalk on grey-green wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 13.9 cm
Width: 19.1 cm
Width: 19.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.383
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 John Witt, London (1907-1982); given by him to his father, 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. 13
p. 13
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: right, black chalk, upper right, artist's hand: "H'or 29 Illy" and lower right: "Timber / B1. Other / off a leaden / ultra flay x / water". Verso: centre, graphite, Witt number: "383".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: right, black chalk, upper right, artist's hand: "H'or 29 Illy" and lower right: "Timber / B1. Other / off a leaden / ultra flay x / water". Verso: centre, graphite, Witt number: "383".
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