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Duke of Marlborough on horseback, holding a baton

Maker

(artist)
1666-1742

Title

Duke of Marlborough on horseback, holding a baton

Medium

red chalk and red chalk wash on laid paper, with black ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 42.8 cm
Width: 37 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.645

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

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Provenance

Singer (?); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£2); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper centre: crowned shield with coat-of-arms, above “C” above “PV” (not found in Piccard).

Inscription: Verso: upper right, graphite: “48/58”; right lower edge, graphite: “5cm Rand.”; lower right, brown ink, signed by the artist?: “G:P: Rugendas. fecit.”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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