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Study for 'The Jew's Harp'

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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)

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