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The Marquis of Salisbury, with the Houses of Parliament in the background (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1865-1918

Title

Date of Production

1865 - 1918

Medium

graphite, pen and black ink, black wash, white bodycolour with black ink framing lines and pinholes at all four corners (recto), graphite crossed out with a few grey ink lines (verso), on card
Papermark: Verso, upper left corner, blindstamped: BRISTOL BOARD

Dimensions

Height: 38.7 cm
Width: 31.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4239

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

Mrs Halkett; given by her to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 24

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower right, black ink, signed with artist’s initials: "G.R.H."; lower left and centre margin, graphite, Witt number: "4239 G.R. Halkett". Verso: upper right, graphite: "No. 1"; upper right, blue crayon: "white mount"; right centre, graphite: "14 7/8 x 11 3/4 93309 / Pall MallGaz / 0115727 / Tonhyt / s/s / metal mounted"; lower centre, grey ink, written over the graphite image in artist’s hand: "The Marquis of Salisbury. / (From The Pall Mall Gazette) / Drawing to be returned to / George R Halkett. / Pall Mall[...] / London"; lower right corner, graphite: "#14".

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

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