Italian harbour scene
Maker
(artist)
1630-1705
1630-1705
Title
Italian harbour scene
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black and white chalk, some applied as white bodycolour, on blue laid paper, laid down, and laid down again on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 28.4 cm
Width: 44.7 cm
Width: 44.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3858
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
Erasmus Philipps, around 1730; by descent to Baron Milford, Richard Philipps, Picton Castle, Haverfordwest (1744-1823), L.2687; by descent to Sir John Philipps (d. 1949); his sale, Hans M. Calmann, London (1899-1982), 18 October 1946; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 11 November 1946; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Backing sheet, lower centre: Strasburg lily above a "V" (? Difficult to see due to three layers of paper).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A.13979". Support (historic), Verso: upper right corner, brown ink: "No. / 403. //"; lower centre, brown ink: "Vander Cabel".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Support (historic), Verso: centre, separately engraved label printed in black ink: Baron Milford (L.2687).
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A.13979". Support (historic), Verso: upper right corner, brown ink: "No. / 403. //"; lower centre, brown ink: "Vander Cabel".
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Support (historic), Verso: centre, separately engraved label printed in black ink: Baron Milford (L.2687).
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