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Young woman and her child in a storm (recto)
Young child (verso)

Maker

(artist)
1770-1842

Title

Young woman and her child in a storm (recto)
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

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

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).

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