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Caricature of a man in a large hat

Maker

George Townshend (artist)
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

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

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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

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)

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