Portrait heads of a girl and a boy (Rachel and Alexander)
Maker
(artist)
1639-1684
1639-1684
Title
Portrait heads of a girl and a boy (Rachel and Alexander)
Date of Production
(16 August) 1682
Medium
black and red chalk with stumping on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 16.1 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4286
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 70 (with three others, including D.1952.RW.4287); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£25.4); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1976-77 (Nov.-Feb.)
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 2: Other than landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1976 - Febr
cat. no. 49
cat. no. 49
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge, fragment: top of a foolscap with seven points.
Inscription: Recto: upper centre, each child labelled in brown ink: “j.” and “2.”. Verso: lower centre, red chalk, signed and dated by the artist?: “Rachel. / 1682 / Alexander den 16 Aúgústÿ. / Netsch: del. //”; lower right corner, graphite: “#2”; lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: “4286 / C Netscher //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Lionel Lucas (L.1733a). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper centre, each child labelled in brown ink: “j.” and “2.”. Verso: lower centre, red chalk, signed and dated by the artist?: “Rachel. / 1682 / Alexander den 16 Aúgústÿ. / Netsch: del. //”; lower right corner, graphite: “#2”; lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: “4286 / C Netscher //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Lionel Lucas (L.1733a). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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