Bird of Paradise
Maker
(artist)
1710-1792
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
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".
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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