Portrait of the artist Jacques-Louis David (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1783-1869
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1748-1825
1783-1869
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1748-1825
Title
Portrait of the artist Jacques-Louis David (recto)
Medium
graphite (recto and verso) on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 13.1 cm
Width: 10 cm
Width: 10 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4541
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
Franklyn (?); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962 ...More
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959 ...Less
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962 ...More
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959 ...Less
Literature
Wilhelm, Jacques, David et ses portraits, Paris, Arts de France 1964
p. 169
fig. 16
p. 169
fig. 16
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Stamp: Verso: upper centre, partially stamped in purple ink: “Douane N.[…] / Amster[…] / […]2 M[…] 1951 //”.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, underlined, identity of sitter: “David”.
Collector's mark: none.
Stamp: Verso: upper centre, partially stamped in purple ink: “Douane N.[…] / Amster[…] / […]2 M[…] 1951 //”.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, underlined, identity of sitter: “David”.
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