Ornamental motif with putto and foliage
Maker
(artist)
1818-1875
1818-1875
Title
Ornamental motif with putto and foliage
Date of Production
(circa) 1846
Medium
graphite on wove paper, squared in graphite
Dimensions
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 24 cm
Width: 24 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3942
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
John R. Clayton (1827-1913); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 30 January 1914, lot 20; purchased there by Thomas Agnew & Sons (London); Beaux Arts Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Exhibition of works by the old masters, and by deceased masters of the British school, Royal Academy, London, 1890
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 48
Stannus, Hugh, Alfred Stevens and his Work, London, 1891
p. 7
pl. VI
p. 48
Stannus, Hugh, Alfred Stevens and his Work, London, 1891
p. 7
pl. VI
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper right edge, graphite, underlined: “C.4.”; lower left corner, graphite: “#9”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Alfred Stevens / 1817-1875 / Coll. Stannus.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper right edge, graphite, underlined: “C.4.”; lower left corner, graphite: “#9”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Alfred Stevens / 1817-1875 / Coll. Stannus.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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