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Ships off the coast

Maker

Sieuwert van der Meulen (artist)
died 1730

Title

Ships off the coast

Date of Production

1698

Medium

graphite, pen and grey and black ink, grey wash on laid paper, with graphite framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 7.9 cm
Width: 11.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4271

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

Harvey William Mapleton Bree (d. 1949); his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 16 November 1949, lot 7 (with D.1952.RW.4270); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£20 for both); 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. 52

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, grey and black ink, signed and dated by the artist: “S:V:Meúlen. / 1698. //”. Verso: lower centre, graphite: “N.2..”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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