Two sailing barges with figures
Maker
John Thirtle (artist)
1777-1839
1777-1839
Title
Two sailing barges with figures
Date of Production
1777 - 1839
Medium
black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour on blue-grey wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 13.5 cm
Width: 17.7 cm
Width: 17.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4195
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
by descent to the family of the artist's wife, Elizabeth Miles; Squire Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left) n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 50
p. 50
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: “D/K”; lower right, graphite: “5449 / J. Thirtle / Ex coll. Miss Howell / " artist's wife's family”. Inner mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower centre and right, graphite: “5449 J. Thirtle / Ex coll. artist's wife's family / Sir Robert Witt / Deliver”. Outer mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “John Thirtle / 1774-1839 / Ex Coll. artist's wife's family.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: “D/K”; lower right, graphite: “5449 / J. Thirtle / Ex coll. Miss Howell / " artist's wife's family”. Inner mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower centre and right, graphite: “5449 J. Thirtle / Ex coll. artist's wife's family / Sir Robert Witt / Deliver”. Outer mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “John Thirtle / 1774-1839 / Ex Coll. artist's wife's family.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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