by-nc

Portrait of a man, seated - M. Mouron (?)

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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).

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