Village schoolmaster
Maker
(artist)
1786-1863
1786-1863
Title
Village schoolmaster
Date of Production
1786 - 1863
Medium
graphite, watercolour and bodycolour with small areas of scratching out on wove paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 16.5 cm
Width: 25.4 cm
Width: 25.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4424
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
Squire Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (mount, now removed), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 36
p. 36
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso (hidden under backing sheet, just visible via transmitted light): upper centre: “[two illegible words] / 18 1/8 x 10 ½”. Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite: "c/K"; lower left corner, graphite, William Bradford ‘s hand (Courtauld curator): “Mulready RW 4424”. Mount (removed, cut down and now in object file): graphite: "5785 W. Mulready"; graphite: "#3 / (RW) 4424".
Label: Removed, now in object file, printed in brown ink and typewritten in red: "SQUIRE GALLERY / Old & Modern Watercolours & Drawings / WELBECK 6027 / 12 BAKER STREET / PORTMAN SQUARE W1 / William Mulready,,R.A. (1786-1863).".
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, cut down and now in object file): stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (hidden under backing sheet, just visible via transmitted light): upper centre: “[two illegible words] / 18 1/8 x 10 ½”. Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite: "c/K"; lower left corner, graphite, William Bradford ‘s hand (Courtauld curator): “Mulready RW 4424”. Mount (removed, cut down and now in object file): graphite: "5785 W. Mulready"; graphite: "#3 / (RW) 4424".
Label: Removed, now in object file, printed in brown ink and typewritten in red: "SQUIRE GALLERY / Old & Modern Watercolours & Drawings / WELBECK 6027 / 12 BAKER STREET / PORTMAN SQUARE W1 / William Mulready,,R.A. (1786-1863).".
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, cut down and now in object file): stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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