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Water-bird poised by a river (recto)

Maker

William Williams, of Norwich (artist)
1758-1794

Title

Water-bird poised by a river (recto)

Medium

graphite, watercolour, bodycolour (recto), graphite (verso), on white laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 34.6 cm
Width: 25.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4528

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

Walker Galleries (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. 58

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge, fragment: top of a Strasburg lily.

Inscription: W. Williams del.

Inscription: p 133 / 4528 //

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

Inscription: William Williams, of Norwich / 1758-1794 / Signed on mount 'W. Williams del' / See study on reverse / Slavonian Grebe / T.O //

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