Study for 'The Jew's Harp'
Maker
(artist)
1785-1841
1785-1841
Title
Study for 'The Jew's Harp'
Date of Production
1807
Medium
black chalk on brown wove paper, laid down on card support
Dimensions
Height: 18.4 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4402
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
Jew's harps
Provenance
Martin Wronker; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 24 May 1950, lot 13 (with 4 others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), for £6 (along with D.1952.RW.4404 and 4409); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 57
p. 57
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to card support.
Inscription: D Wilkie 1807
Inscription: 4573 Sir D. Wilkie 1785-18
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: D Wilkie 1807
Inscription: 4573 Sir D. Wilkie 1785-18
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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