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Study of insects, three butterflies and flowers

Maker

formerly attributed to
Jacob Hoefnagel (artist)
1575-1630

Title

Study of insects, three butterflies and flowers

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

pen and brown and grey inks, watercolour, bodycolour, gold paint on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 15.2 cm
Width: 20.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3913

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

anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 30 April 1947, lot 27; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£22); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Captured on Paper, Animals in the Prints and Drawings Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20/06/2002-11/08/2002

Second Nature, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/06/2000-03/09/2000

The Four Elements, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1996 ...More

Between Renaissance and Baroque: European Art 1520-1600, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1965 ...Less

Literature

G.L. Conran, Between Renaissance and Baroque: European Art 1520-1600, Manchester City Art Gallery, 1965
cat. no. 319

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 126

Woodall, Joanna, 'Ad Vivum' conference pop-up display introduction, London

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: upper centre edge, fragment: small four leaf clover above a small crown.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: none.

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