Head and torso of a young man
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
1600-1699
Title
Head and torso of a young man
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black and white chalk with stumping on light-grey-prepared laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 21.9 cm
Width: 15.8 cm
Width: 15.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4288
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); by descent to his nephew, Claude Lucas; his sale, Christie's (London), 9 December 1949, lot 70; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£2); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 134
p. 134
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: "No 326. / 5C 110 / Diepenbak / 4288 //"; lower right, graphite: "# 3".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: "No 326. / 5C 110 / Diepenbak / 4288 //"; lower right, graphite: "# 3".
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