Caricatures of women
Maker
(artist)
1702-1786
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1674-1755
1702-1786
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1674-1755
Title
Caricatures of women
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 28.1 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.589
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
William Bateson, London (1861-1926), L.2604a; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 23 - 24 April 1929, lot 40 (as by Ghezzi); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner and twice on verso (backing sheet), lower right, stamped in black ink: William Bateson (L.2604a).
Verso (backing sheet): lower right, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite: Ghezzi
Watermark: none evident in the drawing sheet. Backing sheet, verso: centre: VITTORI (Laurentius and Laurentius list a papermaker named Girolamo Vittory, working in Umbria, on paper dated 1784).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower right, graphite: Ghezzi
Watermark: none evident in the drawing sheet. Backing sheet, verso: centre: VITTORI (Laurentius and Laurentius list a papermaker named Girolamo Vittory, working in Umbria, on paper dated 1784).
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