Portrait of the artist George Chinnery painting at his easel
Maker
(artist)
1800-1899
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1774-1852
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
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
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
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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