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Classical landscape

Maker

(artist)
1682-1749

Title

Classical landscape

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

black chalk mixed with oil on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 18.1 cm
Width: 25 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4421

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

Francis Seymour Haden, London and Bramdean (1818-1910), L.1227; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 19 June 1891; John Postle Heseltine, London (1843-1929); Donlevy (?); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£12); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: Pro Patria (too obscured by oil in chalk to see further details).

Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite, obscured by L.1227: “612”. Mount (removed): Recto: centre, graphite: "S. Hayden"; lower right, graphite: "This drawing was called J. van Huysum / in Seymour Hayden's sale in 1891 / I. P. H.". Verso: lower right, graphite: "17"

Collector's mark: Verso: left lower edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b); lower left, black ink: Francis Seymour Haden (L.1227).

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