Portrait of a young man
Maker
Johann Jacob Hoch (artist)
1750-1829
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
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).
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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