Caricatures of two men walking
Maker
(artist)
1612-1666
1612-1666
Title
Caricatures of two men walking
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, now laid down
Dimensions
Height: 13.1 cm
Width: 13.3 cm
Width: 13.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.582
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
Nathaniel Hone, London (1718-1784), L.2793; possibly his estate sale, Hutchins (London), 7 - 14 February 1785, lot 36 on the 2nd night or lot 50 on the 3rd night (both list 20 drawings by 'Mola, etc.'; no buyers listed); Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Artists in 17th Century Rome, Wildenstein, London, 01/06/1955-16/07/1955
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Artists in 17th Century Rome, Wildenstein, London, 01/06/1955-16/07/1955
Literature
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 42
Artists in 17th Century Rome, Wildenstein, London, 1955
cat. no. 57
cat. no. 42
Artists in 17th Century Rome, Wildenstein, London, 1955
cat. no. 57
Inscriptions
Signature: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed by the artist? Mola.
Inscription: Support (removed, in object file), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: Pier Francesco Mola Luganese - N. 1621 M. 1666 / allievo del Guercino e dell'Albani .
Inscription: Support (removed, in object file), Recto: lower right, graphite: From Hone's collection.
Inscription: Support (removed, in object file): upper right, graphite, Witt number: Mola 582.
Collector's mark: Recto: right lower edge, stamped in black: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793).
Collector's mark: Support (removed, in object file), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Support (removed, in object file), Recto: lower centre, brown ink: Pier Francesco Mola Luganese - N. 1621 M. 1666 / allievo del Guercino e dell'Albani .
Inscription: Support (removed, in object file), Recto: lower right, graphite: From Hone's collection.
Inscription: Support (removed, in object file): upper right, graphite, Witt number: Mola 582.
Collector's mark: Recto: right lower edge, stamped in black: Nathaniel Hone (L.2793).
Collector's mark: Support (removed, in object file), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none.
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