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Cavalry man galloping on horse with scene of battle in background

Maker

(artist)
1785-1851

Title

Cavalry man galloping on horse with scene of battle in background

Date of Production

(circa) 1819 - 1830

Medium

graphite, watercolour and bodycolour on wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 6.3 cm
Width: 10.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4139.1

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

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Provenance

Oswald Magniac, London; by descent to Florence A. Magniac, London; her estate sale at Christie's (London), 25 March 1949, lot 101; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, (£5, with D.1952.RW.4139.2); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 3

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: "3 - 2 (q)".

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