Russian domestic scene
Maker
(artist)
1734-1781
1734-1781
Title
Russian domestic scene
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, brown and red wash on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 20.3 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4259
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
E. Martin (?); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 10 August 1949; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 29 October 1949 (£15); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1968-03/03/1968
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959
Literature
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1967-1968
cat. no. 439
cat. no. 439
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "2"; lower left edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 16722"; lower right edge, brown ink: "Le prince No 994 [or 194]".
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "2"; lower left edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 16722"; lower right edge, brown ink: "Le prince No 994 [or 194]".
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