Stag attacked by a hound
Maker
(artist)
1702-1752
1702-1752
Title
Stag attacked by a hound
Date of Production
1717 - 1752
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink and light brown wash on paper, laid down on a larger paper support with its corners cut, and in turn laid down on a third larger paper support
Dimensions
Height: 9.4 cm
Width: 13 cm
Width: 13 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4261.1
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
given by Colnaghi (London) to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (lower left), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 46
p. 46
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: possibly at lower centre edge but unable to see clearly due to multiple supports.
Inscription: Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "James Seymour / Brit. 1702-1752".
Collector's mark: Secondary support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "James Seymour / Brit. 1702-1752".
Collector's mark: Secondary support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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