Corner of an Italian town
Maker
(artist)
1644-1708
1644-1708
Title
Corner of an Italian town
Date of Production
1685
Medium
traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 15.4 cm
Width: 20 cm
Width: 20 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.452
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 Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1.75); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, dated: "1685"; lower right corner, darker brown ink, signed by the artist?: "A: Storck". Mount (removed, but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower left and lower right: two arrows, pointing up at where the date and name would have been when the drawing was still mounted.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, dated: "1685"; lower right corner, darker brown ink, signed by the artist?: "A: Storck". Mount (removed, but still mounted with the drawing), Recto: lower left and lower right: two arrows, pointing up at where the date and name would have been when the drawing was still mounted.
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