Kite perched on a branch
Maker
Jabes Heenck (artist)
1752-1782
1752-1782
Title
Kite perched on a branch
Date of Production
1782
Medium
graphite, watercolour, added varnish, on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 33.7 cm
Width: 25.3 cm
Width: 25.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4208
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
J.H.J. Mellaert (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (£200); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, upper centre: "I VILLEDARY" (2.8 cm between chain lines).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite, signed and dated by the artist: "De Krans of Kring Valk, op Een Vierdes des grootes alst'leeve / J:Heenck f. 1782. //"; lower right corner, graphite: "Open. 1/2 /2 / #1 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite, signed and dated by the artist: "De Krans of Kring Valk, op Een Vierdes des grootes alst'leeve / J:Heenck f. 1782. //"; lower right corner, graphite: "Open. 1/2 /2 / #1 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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