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Two hunt trophies

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1734-1789

Title

Two hunt trophies

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, the upper right corner made up, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 35.3 cm
Width: 21.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4216

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

Paul Prouté (Paris); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Verso: lower centre, a circle containing indistinct shapes; upper centre: “[…]ASLAV / BESANCON / 1780 //”.

Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, erased and difficult to read, signed by the artist?: "de la Fosse"; within the drawing, lower centre on rock, brown ink: “attributs / de chasse //”; lower right corner, brown ink: “6”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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