Bust portrait of a young man
Maker
de Moyure (artist)
born 1627
born 1627
Title
Bust portrait of a young man
Date of Production
1627
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink on laid paper, all four corners cut, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 24.7 cm
Width: 22 cm
Width: 22 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4284
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
Lionel Lucas, London (1822-1862), L.1733a; by descent to his nephew, Claude Lucas; his sale, Christie's (London), 9 December 1949, lot 51; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Mount (historic): centre: Strasburg lily above “4” above “L V G”.
Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: “.DE. Mo?ure. F. &c. In. / .1627. //”. Mount (historic), Verso: lower left edge, graphite: “4284”, lower centre edge, graphite: “37”; lower right corner, graphite: “Open / #2 //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Lionel Lucas (L.1733a); lower left corner, partly on drawing but mostly on mount, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Mount (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: “.DE. Mo?ure. F. &c. In. / .1627. //”. Mount (historic), Verso: lower left edge, graphite: “4284”, lower centre edge, graphite: “37”; lower right corner, graphite: “Open / #2 //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Lionel Lucas (L.1733a); lower left corner, partly on drawing but mostly on mount, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Mount (historic), Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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