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Portrait of a young man

Maker

Johann Jacob Hoch (artist)
1750-1829

Title

Portrait of a young man

Date of Production

1787

Medium

black chalk on paper, cut into an oval, laid down on a support

Dimensions

Height: 33.6 cm
Width: 27.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.788

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 10; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£2.5); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.

Inscription: Recto: upper left corner, graphite: “170”; within the drawing, lower right, black chalk, signed and dated by the artist: “Hoch. / 1787.” Support (historic): Verso: centre, graphite: “36 1/2” Mount (removed): Recto: lower left, typed: "J. J. Hoch"; lower left, graphite (erased): "1787"; lower left, graphite: "c / Org...[illegible] / #5"

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

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