Landscape with figures by a bridge and stream
Maker
(artist)
1659-1717
1659-1717
Title
Landscape with figures by a bridge and stream
Date of Production
1600 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, watercolour on laid paper, with black chalk framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 15.3 cm
Width: 25.2 cm
Width: 25.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.897
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. (£3.7); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1972 (Jan.-Mar.)
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
Literature
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 61
cat. no. 61
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: coat of arms of Seven Provinces (see tracing in file - matches Churchill 109 - countermark of Gilis van Hoven, dated 1656).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, left lower edge on rock, grey ink, signed by the artist: “D Maas.” Verso: lower centre edge, graphite, Witt number: “897 D. Maes”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, left lower edge on rock, grey ink, signed by the artist: “D Maas.” Verso: lower centre edge, graphite, Witt number: “897 D. Maes”.
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