Mother and child at the foot of a tree, a man resting, and a boy holding out his hat for alms
Maker
(artist)
1712-1774
1712-1774
Title
Mother and child at the foot of a tree, a man resting, and a boy holding out his hat for alms
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 11.3 cm
Width: 18 cm
Width: 18 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.587
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
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: unable to check the drawing due to the mount. Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, just visible in raking light: Pro Patria.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed with the artist’s initials: “CWED.”. Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite: “Dietrich”; lower centre, graphite: “1”. Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre, graphite: “Dietrich 587 Sotheby / 24/4 //”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed with the artist’s initials: “CWED.”. Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite: “Dietrich”; lower centre, graphite: “1”. Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre, graphite: “Dietrich 587 Sotheby / 24/4 //”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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