Courtyard of an Italianate palace
Maker
Attributed to
Teunis Jansen Croon (artist)
1659-1663
After
1527-ca. 1606 (Life dates)
Teunis Jansen Croon (artist)
1659-1663
After
1527-ca. 1606 (Life dates)
Title
Courtyard of an Italianate palace
Date of Production
1661
Medium
blind stylus, pen and brown ink, grey wash, white bodycolour (oxidised) on buff laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, executed using a ruler
Dimensions
Height: 16.5 cm
Width: 24.2 cm
Width: 24.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4168
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
Jacob Herman Jan Mellaert (1875-1972), London; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper right corner: foolscap with seven points above "4" above "P D" above three stacked circles (variant of Heawood 2004 - ours is slightly taller and the chain lines are 2.5 cm apart rather than 2.0 - Dutch paper 1659-90).
Inscription: Recto: upper right, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "T F Groon / 1661 //". Verso: upper left corner, graphite, faded and mostly illegible: "Au[...]"; lower left, graphite, faded: "W4"; lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: "4168"; lower right corner, graphite: "#3 / Open //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper right, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "T F Groon / 1661 //". Verso: upper left corner, graphite, faded and mostly illegible: "Au[...]"; lower left, graphite, faded: "W4"; lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: "4168"; lower right corner, graphite: "#3 / Open //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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