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Sailing boats on a rough sea

Maker

Johannes Christiaan Schotel (artist)
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

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

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".

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