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Portrait of the artist George Chinnery painting at his easel

Maker

(artist)
1800-1899

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1774-1852

Title

Portrait of the artist George Chinnery painting at his easel

Date of Production

1800 - 1899

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink and watercolour on paper laid down on card

Dimensions

Height: 30.9 cm
Width: 27.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4197

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

possibly Sir Paul Chater (1846-1926); Walker Galleries (London); purchased from there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d., for 400 shillings; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 10

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: lower centre in very large letters (only visible in raking light): "J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL".

Inscription: 47100 No 7

Inscription: #5

Inscription: Chinnery / by Himself / in the Easel his old friend / Durand / Dunerand [this crossed out] / Sir H M Durand 1812 - 1871 KCSI - CB / Royal Eng //

Inscription: X/1-

Label: 57.

Inscription: 2523

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