Two hunt trophies
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1734-1789
(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
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).
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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