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Group of figures at a cottage door (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1727-1788

Attributed to
(artist)
1754-1797

Title

Group of figures at a cottage door (recto)

Date of Production

(circa) 1783

Medium

black and white chalk (recto and verso) on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 13 cm
Width: 19.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.590

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

George Baker, London (1747-1811); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 16-25 June 1825, among lots 649-85 or 790-824; William Esdaile, London (1758-1837), L.2617; his sale, Christie's (London), 20-21 March 1838, probably lot 673; Captain F.C.F. Parker, Petteril Bank, Carlisle; his sale, Christie's (London), 24 July 1936, lot 21; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£16.8); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Belsey, Hugh, 'A Second Supplement to John Hayes's "The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough"' in 'Master Drawings', Winter 2008 - 427-541; 46, no. 4
no. 1079 (recto) and no. 1110 (verso)
Illus. 101 on p. 511 (recto); Illus. 132 on p. 529 (verso)
see attached PDF

Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
pp. 321 and 324 (as Gainsborough Dupont)

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 21 ...More

Woodall, Mary, Gainsborough's Landscape Drawings, London 1939
no. 374a ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: possibly at upper centre edge, but could be roughening of paper.

Inscription: Verso: lower left edge, brown ink, Esdaile's hand: "1825 WE_ Bakers sale N58x Gainsborough.".

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, written in brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617).

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