Landscape with cottage, two resting figures in foreground
Maker
(artist)
1566-1651
1566-1651
Title
Landscape with cottage, two resting figures in foreground
Date of Production
(circa) 1650
Medium
black chalk, brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 16.6 cm
Width: 23.1 cm
Width: 23.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3841
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
George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), L.1530; his estate sale, T. Philipe (London), 10 - 17 June 1811, probably p. 7 under nos. 50-51; Winel(?) Collection, Toulouse; Henry Scipio Reitlinger, Maidenhead (1882-1950); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 20 July 1938; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 11 September 1946 (£7); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1972 (Jan.-Mar.)
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986 ...More
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986 ...More
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
Literature
Bolten, Jaap, Abraham Bloemaert c. 1565-1651: the drawings, 2007
no. 1640 on p. 483
fig. 1640 on p. 486
Allen, Eva Jeney, 'Pieter Molyn's paintings in the National Gallery in Prague' in 'Bulletin of the National Gallery in Prague', 1993-94 - pp. 120-23; III-IV
p. 120
with erroneous acc. no. 3481
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 32
ill. on p. 89 ...More
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 6
Woodall, Joanna, 'Ad Vivum' conference pop-up display introduction, London ...Less
no. 1640 on p. 483
fig. 1640 on p. 486
Allen, Eva Jeney, 'Pieter Molyn's paintings in the National Gallery in Prague' in 'Bulletin of the National Gallery in Prague', 1993-94 - pp. 120-23; III-IV
p. 120
with erroneous acc. no. 3481
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 32
ill. on p. 89 ...More
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 6
Woodall, Joanna, 'Ad Vivum' conference pop-up display introduction, London ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: crowned shield containing fleur-de-lis (see tracing in file - no exact match in Heawood, Churchill, Briquet or Piccard).
Inscription: Backing sheet (removed, in portfolio in P&D), Recto: lower right, graphite: “A Blomaert. / Lord Spencer's Collection / Coll. Winel[?], Toulouse //”. Secondary backing sheet (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: upper centre, pen and brown ink: “O / No. 8 //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: John Spencer (L.1530). Backing sheet (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Backing sheet (removed, in portfolio in P&D), Recto: lower right, graphite: “A Blomaert. / Lord Spencer's Collection / Coll. Winel[?], Toulouse //”. Secondary backing sheet (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: upper centre, pen and brown ink: “O / No. 8 //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: John Spencer (L.1530). Backing sheet (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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