Group of eight figure studies
Maker
(artist)
1760-1830
1760-1830
Title
Group of eight figure studies
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, grey wash and watercolour on wove paper, laid down on a historic support
Dimensions
Height: 30 cm
Width: 46.7 cm
Width: 46.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4493
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
Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 10 January 1951; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 29 March 1951; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 37
p. 37
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Support ((historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: each group of figures labelled in graphite, accompanied by a checkmark, from upper left group to lower right group: “4”, “21”, “11”, “21”, “16”, “24” “20” and “20”; lower right edge, grey ink, signed by the artist: “W. Payne”. Support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “16”. Support (historic), Verso: lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A17953”.
Collector's mark: Support ((historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: each group of figures labelled in graphite, accompanied by a checkmark, from upper left group to lower right group: “4”, “21”, “11”, “21”, “16”, “24” “20” and “20”; lower right edge, grey ink, signed by the artist: “W. Payne”. Support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “16”. Support (historic), Verso: lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A17953”.
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