Wooded landscape with cottage among trees
Maker
Follower of
(artist)
1727-1788
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1754-1797
(artist)
1727-1788
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1754-1797
Title
Wooded landscape with cottage among trees
Date of Production
(circa?) 1778
Medium
graphite on laid paper, laid down on a paper support
Dimensions
Height: 16.8 cm
Width: 22.1 cm
Width: 22.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4459
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
F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Colnaghi (London), 31 August 1950; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 12 December 1950 (£18); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
p. 324
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 23
p. 324
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 23
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: none in the drawing sheet. Backing sheet: centre: three stacked circles but unable to see what they contain even using VSC. Measures 60 mm h x 20 mm wide, distance between chain lines is 24 mm.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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