Haughman's Abbey, Shropshire

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Maker

(artist)
1743-1801

Title

Haughman's Abbey, Shropshire

Date of Production

(circa) 1794

Medium

graphite, grey wash and watercolour on wove paper, laid down on a historic support; both support and drawing significantly browned, and verso of support indicates it must have been in an acidic mount

Dimensions

Height: 28.2 cm
Width: 37.7 cm

Object Number

D.1952.RW.4116

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermarks: none visible in the drawing sheet though difficult to see through the support. Support (historic), Verso: left centre edge, fragment: Strasburg lily above "GR"; Countermark: right centre edge: "I TAYLOR" (dated c. 1770-1790 see https://vintagepaper.co/products/i-taylor-1700s).

Inscription: Recto: lower centre (on path within drawing), grey ink, signed with initials in monogram: "MRooker". Verso: lower right corner, graphite: "4591". Support (historic), Recto: lower centre margin, graphite: "HAUGHMANS ABBEY, SHROPSHIRE.".

Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Provenance

Charles Russell, Kingsford; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 9 March 1949, lot 52; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£55); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 42
Walker's Monthly, 26 February 1930
ill.

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