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Hofdame of the Princess of Altenburg (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1805-1873

Title

Hofdame of the Princess of Altenburg (recto)

Date of Production

1800 - 1899

Medium

graphite (recto and verso) on thick wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 35.3 cm
Width: 29.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4525

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




insignias

Provenance

anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 20 June 1951, lot 54; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£20); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Verso: twice along right edge: “J. WHATMAN”.

Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, graphite, erased and now mostly illegible: “Gut [...] / [...]Theresienorden //”. Verso: upper centre edge, graphite, unclear: “Hofdame der Prinzessin Mutter[?] Moritz [...] Altenbu’rg.”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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