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Sailing boats off the shore

Maker

(artist)
1623-1664

Title

Sailing boats off the shore

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

graphite, pen and grey and black ink, grey wash on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 15 cm
Width: 27.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4270

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

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Provenance

Nathaniel Hone, London (1718-1784), L.2793; John Woodhouse (active 1780-1801); his sale, Christie’s (London), either 14 or 27 - 28 February 1801; purchased there by William Esdaile, London (1758-1837), L.2617; Harvey William Mapleton Bree (d. 1949); his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 16 November 1949, lot 7 (with D.1952.RW.4271); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£20 for both); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite, Witt number: "4270 Ovmt"; lower left corner, brown ink: "84X_3"; lower centre edge, brown ink: "R Zeeman"; lower right corner, graphite: "#14". Mount (historic), Verso: lower left corner, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "Formerly in the colln of N Hone. / Woodhouse's sale 1801 WE. P121. N84X //".

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right edge, stamped in black ink: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793). Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, pen and brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617).

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