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Full-length portrait of a man

Maker

(artist)
1759-1833

Title

Full-length portrait of a man

Date of Production

1759 - 1833

Medium

graphite, watercolour, bodycolour on paper laid down on card

Dimensions

Height: 25.9 cm
Width: 21 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4137.2

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

Christie's (London), 16 July 1919; purchased there by Oswald Magniac, London; by descent to Florence A. Magniac, London; her estate sale at Christie's (London), 25 March 1949, lot 118 (with D.1952.RW.4137.1); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, for £6; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 7

Inscriptions

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

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

Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, signed by the artist, AB in monogram: "Abuck". Backing card, Verso: centre, graphite: "10 . 8"; lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: "A16314 C/BH". Mount (removed, cut down and now in object file): black ink, Oswald Magniac's hand: "Water Colour / drawing / Portrait of / Adam Buck / by himself / (signed) / I bought this / at Christie's / 16. July 1919 O.M.".

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