Duke of Marlborough on horseback, holding a baton
Maker
(artist)
1666-1742
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
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
Keywords
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).
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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