Young woman and her child in a storm (recto)
Young child (verso)
Maker
(artist)
1770-1842
1770-1842
Title
Young woman and her child in a storm (recto)
Young child (verso)
Young child (verso)
Date of Production
1770 - 1842
Medium
graphite and watercolour (recto), graphite (verso) on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 17.9 cm
Width: 11.7 cm
Width: 11.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4138
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
Oswald Magniac, London; by descent to Florence A. Magniac, London; her estate sale, Christie's (London), 25 March 1949, lot 69; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left) (£4); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 46
p. 46
Inscriptions
Watermark: Recto, upper right corner, fragment: edge of a crown from a Strasburg lily.
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite: “R1”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “George Shepheard. / c. 1770-1842 / The Storm. / T.O.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite: “R1”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “George Shepheard. / c. 1770-1842 / The Storm. / T.O.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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