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Bust portrait of a young woman

Maker

(artist)
1599-1660

Title

Bust portrait of a young woman

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

black, red and brown chalk with stumping on parchment, with black chalk framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 24.7 cm
Width: 18.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4273

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

Evelyn Reynolds; her estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 16 November 1949, lot 46 (along with D.1952.RW.4275); purchased there by Colnaghi (London), on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£15); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: n/a.

Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, black chalk, signed by the artist: “A. Matham fecit”; lower left corner, brown ink: “23.”.

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

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