Crossing of the Red Sea
Maker
(artist)
1649-1712
1649-1712
Title
Crossing of the Red Sea
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, on laid paper, incised for transfer, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 27.4 cm
Width: 37.4 cm
Width: 37.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.622
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
John Trevor, 3rd Viscount Hampden (1748-1824); his estate sale, London, 27 June 1827; James Rimell & Son (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3.95); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, centre (visible only in raking light): Arms of Amsterdam.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, brown ink: "J: Van Luycken._"; lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: "622". Mount (historic), Verso: right centre, graphite: "63"; lower centre, brown ink: "From Lord Hampden's Coln. June. 1827."; lower centre, graphite, Witt number: "622"; lower left corner, graphite: "63"; lower right corner, graphite, several short inscriptions scribbled out, only one visible: "d/y/-".
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, brown ink: "J: Van Luycken._"; lower left edge, graphite, Witt number: "622". Mount (historic), Verso: right centre, graphite: "63"; lower centre, brown ink: "From Lord Hampden's Coln. June. 1827."; lower centre, graphite, Witt number: "622"; lower left corner, graphite: "63"; lower right corner, graphite, several short inscriptions scribbled out, only one visible: "d/y/-".
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