Cockerel, and a group of dead fowl
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
1600-1699
Title
Cockerel, and a group of dead fowl
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown, red and grey washes on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 35.8 cm
Width: 25.8 cm
Width: 25.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4576
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
Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre: circle containing anchor topped by star (closest to Briquet 495 but not exact match – Prague 1539, Luca 1540 and Narbonne 1579).
Inscription: Recto: upper left (within drawing), black chalk, each bird labelled, now mostly illegible: “pizza[…]”, “[….]ce” and two others. Verso: lower centre edge, graphite, faded and hard to read: “Live” [?].
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper left (within drawing), black chalk, each bird labelled, now mostly illegible: “pizza[…]”, “[….]ce” and two others. Verso: lower centre edge, graphite, faded and hard to read: “Live” [?].
Collector's mark: none.
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