Study of an old hurdle
Maker
(artist)
1727-1788
1727-1788
Title
Study of an old hurdle
Date of Production
1755 - 1759
Medium
graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 15.3 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3884
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
Violet, Lady Melchett (1867-1945); Squire Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Thomas Gainsborough, Ferrara & Italy, 07/06/1998-30/08/1998
Thomas Gainsborough, Tate Gallery, London, 08/10/1980-04/01/1981
The Painter's Eye: an exhibition to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, 1977 ...More
Gainsborough drawings, London; York City Art Gallery; four other venues, 1960-61 ...Less
Thomas Gainsborough, Tate Gallery, London, 08/10/1980-04/01/1981
The Painter's Eye: an exhibition to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, 1977 ...More
Gainsborough drawings, London; York City Art Gallery; four other venues, 1960-61 ...Less
Literature
Thomas Gainsborough, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, 1998
no. 63
ill.
Thomas Gainsborough, Tate Gallery, 1980-81
no. 7
ill. on p. 51
Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
no. 164
pl. 50 ...More
Gainsborough drawings, London; York City Art Gallery; four other venues, 1960-61
cat. no. 5
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 22 ...Less
no. 63
ill.
Thomas Gainsborough, Tate Gallery, 1980-81
no. 7
ill. on p. 51
Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
no. 164
pl. 50 ...More
Gainsborough drawings, London; York City Art Gallery; four other venues, 1960-61
cat. no. 5
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 22 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: verso, upper centre edge: "GR".
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "M / 4933 / T. Gainsborough / in coll. Lady Melchett.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, graphite: "M / 4933 / T. Gainsborough / in coll. Lady Melchett.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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