Portrait of Jonathan Richardson the Younger in a wig
Maker
(artist)
1667-1745
1667-1745
Title
Portrait of Jonathan Richardson the Younger in a wig
Date of Production
(29 June) 1734
Medium
black, red and white chalk on brown laid paper with black chalk framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 29.9 cm
Width: 20 cm
Width: 20 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3902
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
Jonathan Richardson, the elder (1665-1745), L.2184; Richard Hancock; Julian G. Lousada, London (ca. 1874-1945); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 7 March 1947, lot 43; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£27.6); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, American Federation of the Arts, Washington, D.C. and nine cities in the USA, 1951
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1949 - 1950
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1949 - 1950
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 40
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1949-50
no. 41
p. 40
Some British Drawings on loan to the National Gallery of Canada from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1949-50
no. 41
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: unclear due to rough paper, possibly an anchor (with thin arms, closer to those in Piccard than Briquet or Heawood).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, red chalk, dated: "29 June 1734". Verso: lower centre, graphite: "young Richardson by his / Father".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2184). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, red chalk, dated: "29 June 1734". Verso: lower centre, graphite: "young Richardson by his / Father".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2184). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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