Portrait of a man in peer's robes
Maker
(artist)
1754-1808
1754-1808
Title
Portrait of a man in peer's robes
Date of Production
1790
Medium
graphite and watercolour on laid paper, laid down on a paper support; on verso a sketch is visible via transmitted light, probably graphite, of a partial figure and arm
Dimensions
Height: 20.2 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4405
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
Martin Wronker; his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 24 May 1950, lot 14 (along with D.1952.RW.4406, 4407 and 5 others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left) (£4); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 46
p. 46
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: none visible in drawing sheet. Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, fragment: top of a crown of a Strasburg lily.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, grey ink over graphite, signed and dated: “S Shelley 1790”. Verso: upper centre, graphite: “13 3/4 x 12”; centre, graphite: “S. SHELLEY / very rare?!.”. Support (historic), Verso: upper left, graphite: “BC/20-/-/”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Samuel Shelley / 1750-1808 / signed + dated. 1790”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, grey ink over graphite, signed and dated: “S Shelley 1790”. Verso: upper centre, graphite: “13 3/4 x 12”; centre, graphite: “S. SHELLEY / very rare?!.”. Support (historic), Verso: upper left, graphite: “BC/20-/-/”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Samuel Shelley / 1750-1808 / signed + dated. 1790”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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