Landscape with tree in the foreground
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1662-1747
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1591-1666
(artist)
1662-1747
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1591-1666
Title
Landscape with tree in the foreground
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down on an historic support
Dimensions
Height: 29.1 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.646
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
Sotheby's (London), 31 January 1924, lot 29; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (7 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower right, graphite: Guercino
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite, circled: 7
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite, Witt number: 646
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: Recto, upper left: too unclear to identify. Support (historic), Recto: right centre edge, tip of a triangle or V-shape with parallel lines down one arm.
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite, circled: 7
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite, Witt number: 646
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: Recto, upper left: too unclear to identify. Support (historic), Recto: right centre edge, tip of a triangle or V-shape with parallel lines down one arm.
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