Bust portrait of a man
Maker
(artist)
1623-1677
1623-1677
Title
Bust portrait of a man
Date of Production
1655
Medium
black and white chalk with stumping, grey, black and brown wash, on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 40.2 cm
Width: 34.8 cm
Width: 34.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4567
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
Robinson & Foster (London), 22 November 1951, lot 57; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 3 December 1951 (£25)
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 132
p. 132
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check as the drawing is laid down.
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "W Vaillant fecitt / i655 //"
Collector's mark: Presumably on the verso, which is no longer visible as the drawing is laid down: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: "W Vaillant fecitt / i655 //"
Collector's mark: Presumably on the verso, which is no longer visible as the drawing is laid down: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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