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Crossing of the Red Sea

Maker

(artist)
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

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/-".

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