Caricature of a connoisseur
Maker
(artist)
1753-1827
1753-1827
Title
Caricature of a connoisseur
Date of Production
1753 - 1827
Medium
graphite on laid paper, laid down on support
Dimensions
Height: 9.9 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4547.1
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
connoisseurship
Provenance
by descent to Margaret, Lady Beaumont (ca. 1766-1829); given by her to Elizabeth Susan Percy (1782-1847), 1827; Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 5
p. 5
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: likely at lower centre, but unable to see clearly due to support.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, graphite, signed by the artist, GHB in monogram: "GHBeaumont". Verso: lower centre, graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "D1431 / Sir George Beaumont 1753-1827 / LGD".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, graphite, signed by the artist, GHB in monogram: "GHBeaumont". Verso: lower centre, graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "D1431 / Sir George Beaumont 1753-1827 / LGD".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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