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Bird of Paradise

Maker

(artist)
1710-1792

Title

Bird of Paradise

Date of Production

1789

Medium

graphite, watercolour, gold bodycolour, on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 25.9 cm
Width: 19.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3989

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

Christian David Ginsburg, Palmer's Green, England (1831-1914), L.1145; property of a Gentleman, Sotheby's (London), 30 June 1948, lot 132; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 7 September 1948 (£25); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: large and wide mark with scrollwork? Unable to see clearly due to the water- and body-colour.

Collector's mark: Verso: left lower edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b): lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Dr Christian David Ginsburg (L.1145).

Inscription: Verso: upper centre edge, graphite: "Ne 19"; lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 15665"; lower left, graphite: "A. Schoumann"; lower left edge, brown ink, artist's hand?: "Een Vaeemt. Vogeltje leirne [?] groot. Byd Hun Capenter getekent AS 1789".

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