Caricature of a man in a large hat
Maker
George Townshend (artist)
1724-1807
1724-1807
Title
Caricature of a man in a large hat
Medium
graphite, pen and ink (brown) on laid paper, laid down on a historic blue laid paper support
Dimensions
Height: 18 cm
Width: 10.7 cm
Width: 10.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4517
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); Spink & Son (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 52
p. 52
Inscriptions
Inscription: D2451/ George Lord Townshend (4th Viscount & 1st Marquess) / 1724-1807 / for drawings by Lord Townshend see "An XVIIIth Century Caricaturist" / by C Reynold Grundy, The Connoisseur, August 1934 //
Inscription: L 4
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: L 4
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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