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Figures in a wood at night, fighting

Maker

(artist)
1724-1801

Title

Figures in a wood at night, fighting

Date of Production

1762

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink, watercolour on laid paper, with black ink framing lines, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 26.5 cm
Width: 36.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4050

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

Mrs Blois (?); purchased from her by Colnaghi (London), 5 May 1948; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 13 December 1948 (£15, as 'Scene from a play'); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to backing sheet.

Inscription: Recto: lower left, grey ink, signed and dated by the artist: "J. Búÿs / 1762 //". Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 15450".

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

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