Rocky landscape with figures
Maker
(artist)
1566-1651
1566-1651
Title
Rocky landscape with figures
Date of Production
(circa) 1650
Medium
black chalk, brown wash, white bodycolour on light brown laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 16 cm
Width: 22.9 cm
Width: 22.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3842
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
Gilbert Paignon-Dijonval (1708-1792); by descent to his grandson, Vicomte Charles-Gilbert Morel de Vindé (1759-1842); purchased from him by Samuel Woodburn (London), 1816 or 1819; Jacob Isaacs (1896-1973); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 8 March 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
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
Literature
Bolten, Jaap, Abraham Bloemaert c. 1565-1651: the drawings, 2007
no. 1655 on p. 486
fig. 1655 on p. 488
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 3
Bénard, M., Cabinet de M. Paignon Dijonval, Paris 1810
p. 86 under no. 1864
no. 1655 on p. 486
fig. 1655 on p. 488
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 3
Bénard, M., Cabinet de M. Paignon Dijonval, Paris 1810
p. 86 under no. 1864
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite: "Blomaert". Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, graphite: "852"; centre, graphite: "82"; lower centre, graphite: "Dijonval cabinet No 1864 / 2/4 //"; lower left, graphite: "871 - 716 / Bloemart 1864 //". Scrap from mount (now in file), graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 9954".
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite: "Blomaert". Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, graphite: "852"; centre, graphite: "82"; lower centre, graphite: "Dijonval cabinet No 1864 / 2/4 //"; lower left, graphite: "871 - 716 / Bloemart 1864 //". Scrap from mount (now in file), graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 9954".
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