Ships off the coast
Maker
Sieuwert van der Meulen (artist)
died 1730
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
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
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).
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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