Landscape with bridge
Maker
William Oram (artist)
1730-1777
1730-1777
Title
Landscape with bridge
Date of Production
1730 - 1777
Medium
black and white chalk and grey wash on blue laid paper, with black and white chalk framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 32.4 cm
Width: 32.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4352
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
Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792), L.3016a (verso, right centre); his estate sale, H. Phillips (London), 5 - 22 March 1798, lot 67 (as per inscription on verso, however, lot 67 is a listed in the catalogue as being prints, '17 historical, from Lambertus, &c.'); Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower right), n.d. (£3); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 37
p. 37
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: right centre edge, red ink, probably lot in Joshua Reynolds's sale (L.3016a): "Lot 67"; lower right corner, graphite: "+/-/-". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "William Oram. (Oram the Elder) / op. 1730 - m. 1777".
Collector's mark: Verso: right centre edge, written in red: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.3016a); lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: right centre edge, red ink, probably lot in Joshua Reynolds's sale (L.3016a): "Lot 67"; lower right corner, graphite: "+/-/-". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "William Oram. (Oram the Elder) / op. 1730 - m. 1777".
Collector's mark: Verso: right centre edge, written in red: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.3016a); lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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