Portrait of a man, seated - M. Mouron (?)
Maker
(artist)
1770-1828
1770-1828
Title
Portrait of a man, seated - M. Mouron (?)
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
black chalk on laid paper, with black ink framing lines, laid down on a historic support (examined under microscope)
Dimensions
Height: 30.9 cm
Width: 20 cm
Width: 20 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4549
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
bicornes
Provenance
R.G. Waldron; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 30 April 1951 (along with D.1952.RW.4506 and 4507); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 20 October 1951 (£10); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
French Drawings: XVI-XIX Centuries, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 04/07/1991-06/10/1991
Literature
French Drawings: XVI-XIX Centuries, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1991
no. 29, p. 68
ill. on p. 69
no. 29, p. 68
ill. on p. 69
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: circle with a border containing a cursive letter "B" (not found in Heawood or Piccard).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper right in frame, black chalk: “M Mouron”; within the drawing, lower right in base of plinth, black chalk, signed by artist: “LAFITTE”. Support (historic), Recto: lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A18172”. Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite: “2417”.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper right in frame, black chalk: “M Mouron”; within the drawing, lower right in base of plinth, black chalk, signed by artist: “LAFITTE”. Support (historic), Recto: lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A18172”. Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite: “2417”.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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