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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

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

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).

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