Hofdame of the Princess of Altenburg (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1805-1873
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
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).
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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