Thumbnail sketch of horse and rider
Maker
(artist)
1610-1664
1610-1664
Title
Thumbnail sketch of horse and rider
Medium
red chalk, pen and brown ink on laid paper, the upper edge made up and filled in with graphite
Dimensions
Height: 9.6 cm
Width: 10.9 cm
Width: 10.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.424
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
thumbnail sketches
Provenance
William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (1835-1909); by descent to his wife, Margaret Susan Mitford (1835-1919); her estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 14 December 1921, lot 4 (with 5 others, including D.1952.RW.420); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (5 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower right corner, graphite: “#8”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower right corner, graphite: “#8”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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