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Wood landscape with figures

Maker

Crescenzio Onofri (artist)
1632-1712

Title

Wood landscape with figures

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, laid down on an historic mount

Dimensions

Height: 27.1 cm
Width: 42 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4304

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

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Provenance

Robert Henri Randall Davies, London (1866-1946); his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 10 - 12 February 1947, lot 39; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 28 December 1949, for £13; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Signature: Recto: lower left, pen and brown ink, artist's hand? Crescenzio g..

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite, arrow pointing up at signature on drawing.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, pen and brown ink: Crescenzio Onofri..

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite: C [or l?].

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: upper right corner, graphite: 107.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: upper left corner, graphite: 5/1/3.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: centre, graphite, Colnaghi number and price: A 14172 / F/-/- / £- .

Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: lower right, graphite: A40.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: lower right, graphite: A/on / S2. / 1/16/- .

Inscription: Outer Witt mount (removed, see photo), recto: lower right, graphite: Crescenzio Onofrio / Italian. 1632-1698 / Inscribed Crescenzio f.

Watermark: none evident in the drawing sheet, though difficult to check due to the mount.. Mount (historic), Verso: centre: monogram “PL” (matches Heawood 3021 - Graz 1792).

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