Head of a man turned slightly to right (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1697-1764
1697-1764
Title
Head of a man turned slightly to right (recto)
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite and red chalk (recto and verso) on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 10.4 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.785
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
George Peter Dudley Wallis, Manchester and London (1883-1977); Sotheby's (London), 27-28 June 1922, lot 12; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Loan exhibition of English conversation pieces in aid of the Royal Northern Hospital, Sir Philip Sassoon, 25 Park Lane, London, 04/03/1930-30/03/1930
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 27
p. 27
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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