Two ruins of Wenlock
Maker
(artist)
1773-1845
1773-1845
Title
Two ruins of Wenlock
Date of Production
(8 July) 1802
Medium
graphite, grey and brown wash on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 12.6 cm
Width: 22.6 cm
Width: 22.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3965
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
Archdeacon F.H.D. Smythe; given by him to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 36
p. 36
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper left, graphite, cut off at left, dated: "[...]k July 8th. 1802."; upper right, graphite, cut off at right, located and dated: "Wenlock. July 8th. 18[...]"; lower right, graphite, signed: "P.S Munn.". Verso: upper left, graphite: "2.14 / 7 / 3..3 / 3..3 / 1.4 / 1.19 6"; lower right corner, graphite: "#3"; lower left corner, graphite, abraded: "44".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper left, graphite, cut off at left, dated: "[...]k July 8th. 1802."; upper right, graphite, cut off at right, located and dated: "Wenlock. July 8th. 18[...]"; lower right, graphite, signed: "P.S Munn.". Verso: upper left, graphite: "2.14 / 7 / 3..3 / 3..3 / 1.4 / 1.19 6"; lower right corner, graphite: "#3"; lower left corner, graphite, abraded: "44".
Collector's mark: none.
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