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Peasants and cart moving along a road

Maker

Attributed to
Henry Peacham (artist)
1578-1644

Formerly attributed to
Hendrick Gerritsz. Pot (artist)
1585-1657

Formerly attributed to
H. Passlyn (artist)

Title

Peasants and cart moving along a road

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

graphite, pen and grey and light brown inks, grey wash on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 31 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.427

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

William Esdaile, London (1758-1837), L.2617; Thomas Bodkin (1887-1961), his sale, Sotheby's (London), 14 December 1921, lot 96 (as by H.G. Pot or H. Passlyn); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1.6); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943

British-born artists of the seventeenth century, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1938

British Art Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1934-10/03/1934

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 37

Catalogue of an exhibition of works of British-born artists of the seventeenth century, Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1938
no. 107

Commemorative Catalogue of the Exhibition of British Art 1934, Royal Academy, 1934 Oxford 1935
no. 530 ...More

British Art Exhibition: commemorative catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1934
cat. no. 1118
no. 530 ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: a crowned shield (the crown with beads) containing wings, surrounded by sculptural scrolls (could match Heawood 829 - no place or date given, but note that is said to be a Brussels mark).

Inscription: Recto: lower left, grey wash, signed with monogram: "HP.F.". Verso: lower left edge, accompaying Esdaile's collector's mark and written in his hand in brown ink: "122 N129". Mount (removed but hinged onto same mount as drawing), Recto: lower right, graphite: "13"; lower right edge, graphite: "Henry Peacham 1650".

Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, and repeated on Verso, lower left edge, written in brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617). Mount (removed but hinged onto same mount as drawing), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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