Ships on a rough sea
Maker
(artist)
1772-1839
1772-1839
Title
Ships on a rough sea
Date of Production
1700 - 1899
Medium
brown wash on brown-prepared laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 10.4 cm
Width: 18.4 cm
Width: 18.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4362
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
hazards
aids to navigation
aids to navigation
Provenance
Squire Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Louis Francia 1772-1839, Calais & France, 15/10/1988-09/01/1989
Literature
Louis Francia 1772-1839, Calais, France, 1988-1989
cat. no. 47
ill.
cat. no. 47
ill.
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to backing sheet.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower left on driftwood, brown ink, signed with the artist's monogram: "LF". Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, graphite: "6"; lower left, graphite: "4234"; lower centre, graphite: "45"; lower right, graphite: "K.C. Pink / C / papaulsi [?] //".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower left on driftwood, brown ink, signed with the artist's monogram: "LF". Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, graphite: "6"; lower left, graphite: "4234"; lower centre, graphite: "45"; lower right, graphite: "K.C. Pink / C / papaulsi [?] //".
Collector's mark: none.
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