Caricature head of a man
Maker
(artist)
1660-1704
1660-1704
Title
Caricature head of a man
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, enclosed in circular red chalk and brown ink framing lines, enclosed again in square brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 11.3 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3882
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
Robert Henri Randall Davies, London (1866-1946); his estate sale, Sotheby’s (London), 10 - 12 February 1947, lot 90 (with one other); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed by the artist: "CDS.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed by the artist: "CDS.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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