Four men seated at a table with ledgers and money
Maker
(artist)
1692-1780
1692-1780
Title
Four men seated at a table with ledgers and money
Date of Production
1707 - 1780
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 31.3 cm
Width: 31.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3931
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
Label Text
A drawing made to study the poses and costume details for a group portrait; the heads, only summarily indicated here, were probably the subject of separate studies from life.
Provenance
John F. Keane, Cambridge; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 3 December 1947, lot 91; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£8, along with D.1952.RW.3932); Witt Bequest 1952 See Notes field for provenance remarks.
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 26
p. 26
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: "IV".
Inscription: Verso: upper right, graphite: "RW7225"; lower left, graphite, circled: "1"; lower left, graphite, upside down: "#8"; lower right, graphite, circled: "E.4".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper right, graphite: "RW7225"; lower left, graphite, circled: "1"; lower left, graphite, upside down: "#8"; lower right, graphite, circled: "E.4".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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