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Head of a man turned slightly to right (recto)

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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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

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: none.

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

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