Sailing boats on a rough sea
Maker
Johannes Christiaan Schotel (artist)
1787-1838
1787-1838
Title
Sailing boats on a rough sea
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, incised for transfer
Dimensions
Height: 19.6 cm
Width: 33.6 cm
Width: 33.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4067
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
Helene de Beer, London (1898-1984); purchased from her by Colnaghi (London), 31 January 1949; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 1 February 1949 (£8); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Turner, Jane Shoaf and Christopher White, Dutch and Flemish drawings in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London 2014
p. 236
Under no. 192
p. 236
Under no. 192
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: Vryheyt (matches Churchill 104 - undated).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, signed by the artist: "J.C. Schotel.". Verso: lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 16108".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown ink, signed by the artist: "J.C. Schotel.". Verso: lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 16108".
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