Water-bird poised by a river (recto)
Maker
William Williams, of Norwich (artist)
1758-1794
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
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
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 //
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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