Landscape with river and encampment
Maker
(artist)
1576-1622
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1581-1641
1576-1622
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1581-1641
Title
Landscape with river and encampment
Date of Production
1590 - 1622
Medium
traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 18.4 cm
Width: 26.8 cm
Width: 26.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.565
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
probably Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744) and by descent to her grandson, John Spencer, Althorp (1708-1746); by descent to his grandson, George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), L.1530; his sale, T. Philipe (London), 10 - 17 June 1811, lot 253 (1 of 2 'landschapes' in 'fine pen' by Dominichino); Thomas Dimsdale, London (1758-1823), L.2426; Richard Johnson, Manchester and Chislehurst (active c. 1850-1875, d. c. 1877), L.2216; Reverend Dr Henry Wellesley, Oxford (1791-1866); his estate sale, Sotheby’s (London), 25 June - 10 July 1866, lot 502; purchased there by Rowbotham (Thomas Charles Leeson Rowbotham, 1823-1875? for 5 shillings); E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1.05); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: John Spencer (L.1530). Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, on a separate paper glued down, printed in purple ink: Richard Johnson (L.2216); lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Thomas Dimsdale (L.2426); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: John Spencer (L.1530). Verso (backing sheet): upper left corner, on a separate paper glued down, printed in purple ink: Richard Johnson (L.2216); lower left edge, stamped in black ink: Thomas Dimsdale (L.2426); lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
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