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Russian domestic scene

Maker

(artist)
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

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

Literature

France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1967-1968
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]".

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