Landscape view of a large tree and houses in Horton
Maker
(artist)
1775-1847
1775-1847
Title
Landscape view of a large tree and houses in Horton
Date of Production
1802
Medium
black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour, with scratching out, on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 30 cm
Width: 45.4 cm
Width: 45.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4415
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
Archdeacon F.H.D. Smythe; given by him to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 15
p. 15
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, graphite, cut off so unsure of number: “200”[?]. Verso: upper centre, graphite, signed and dated by the artist: “102 / Wm Crotch No 6 ....[illegible] Woringden [?] / 1/2 past 12 Sepr 22 1802 / Horton - a large tree seen for miles by / the gate into Studley house”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, graphite, cut off so unsure of number: “200”[?]. Verso: upper centre, graphite, signed and dated by the artist: “102 / Wm Crotch No 6 ....[illegible] Woringden [?] / 1/2 past 12 Sepr 22 1802 / Horton - a large tree seen for miles by / the gate into Studley house”.
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