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Full-length portrait of a man

Maker

(artist)
1795-1880

Title

Full-length portrait of a man

Date of Production

1800 - 1880

Medium

graphite, watercolour with some added gum arabic (now exhibiting craquelure) on paper, laid down on card

Dimensions

Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 14.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4020

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

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Provenance

E. Martin (?); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 9 June 1948; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 23 November 1948, for 100 shillings (as 'Portrait of Mr de Horsey'); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 17

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check as is laid down on card.

Collector's mark: Verso (backing card): lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso (backing card): upper centre, graphite: “Late Mr De Horsey”; lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A. 15560.”; lower right, graphite: “By / Richard Dighton / JW”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto, lower right, graphite: “Richard Dighton / 1795 - 1880 / Mr de Horsey.”.

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