Portrait of a young lady standing in a landscape
Maker
(artist)
1748-1832
1748-1832
Title
Portrait of a young lady standing in a landscape
Date of Production
(May) 1807
Medium
black and red chalk, watercolour on paper laid down on card
Dimensions
Height: 38 cm
Width: 23.6 cm
Width: 23.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4355
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
B. Barnett (?); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 19 May 1949; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 13 March 1951, for £5; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Samuel de Wilde, c. 1751-1832: theatre in Georgian and Regency London, Northampton Museums and Art Gallery, 04/09/1971-02/10/1971
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 56
p. 56
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre (only visible in raking light due to card support): "J LARKING" (see same mark in Heawood 3373 where it is accompanied by the date 1799).
Inscription: SDeWilde. May. 1807.
Inscription: No. 2
Inscription: Outside 23 1/8 x 17 5/8 / Square opening //
Inscription: A 16464
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: SDeWilde. May. 1807.
Inscription: No. 2
Inscription: Outside 23 1/8 x 17 5/8 / Square opening //
Inscription: A 16464
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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