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Ruff, frog and dragonfly

Maker

Anthonie Drost (artist)
1775-1799

Title

Date of Production

1775 - 1799

Medium

watercolour, black bodycolour on thick laid paper, with black ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 31.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4529

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

Label Text

Anthonie Drost, a Dutch animal painter specialising in birds, has made little attempt to bring these creatures or their surroundings to life. Compare, for instance, his toylike frog with Vincent van der Vinne's naturalistic toad, also in the Courtauld's collection (D.1952.RW.3637). From Drost's colourful choice of subjects, especially the ruff and giant dragonfly, and their posed arrangement, it seems probable that this watercolour was a study for a book illustration or a decorative print.

Provenance

Walker Galleries (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Captured on Paper, Animals in the Prints and Drawings Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20/06/2002-11/08/2002

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, black ink, signed by the artist: "DROST.".

Collector's mark: none.

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