A Wood
Maker
(artist)
1630-1708
1630-1708
Title
A Wood
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink on laid paper, with thick black ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 16.6 cm
Width: 20.7 cm
Width: 20.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4262
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 L. Fröhlich; purchased from her by Colnaghi (London), 17 August 1949; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 29 October 1949 (£13); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1972 (Jan.-Mar.)
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 58
cat. no. 58
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none on the drawing. Support (historic, removed but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower left corner, fragment of scrollwork.
Inscription: Support (historic, removed but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: "Wilh: v. Bemel [macron over “m”] del"; lower left edge, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: "A 16736 / s/-/- //"; lower right, graphite: "Bemel" [macron over “m”]. Support (historic, removed but still mounted with the drawing), Verso: upper centre, graphite, unclear: "H[...] / Mount [?] / 10 x 8 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Support (historic, removed but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: "Wilh: v. Bemel [macron over “m”] del"; lower left edge, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: "A 16736 / s/-/- //"; lower right, graphite: "Bemel" [macron over “m”]. Support (historic, removed but still mounted with the drawing), Verso: upper centre, graphite, unclear: "H[...] / Mount [?] / 10 x 8 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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