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Portrait of Christopher Lethieullier

Maker

(artist)
1656-1743

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1646-1723

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1667-1745

Title

Portrait of Christopher Lethieullier

Date of Production

(circa) 1730 - 1735

Medium

black and white chalk with stumping on blue laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 43.6 cm
Width: 32.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.892

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

E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£2.8); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Stephens, Richard and Yaker, Jonny. The Spirirt & Force of Art: Drawing in Britain 1600-1750 (London: Lowell Linbson & Jonny Yarker Ltd, 2018)
pp. 150, 152
Illus. p. 150, fig. 53.1

Stewart, J. Douglas, 'Some Portrait Drawings by Michael Dahl and Sir James Thornhill' in 'Master Drawings', Spring 1973 - 34-45+86+102
p. 40 and no. 14 on p. 43
Illus. pl. 39
see attached PDF

Sir Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1971-1972
p. 44 ...More

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 29 ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink: "Mr. Lethilier".

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

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