Visionary head of Solomon
Maker
(artist)
1757-1827
1757-1827
Title
Visionary head of Solomon
Date of Production
1819 - 1820
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 25.1 cm
Width: 21.4 cm
Width: 21.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.898
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
given by the artist to John Linnell, London (1792-1882); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 15 March 1918, as part of lot 163; purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, c. 1935 (£8.4); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
John Varley: A Bicentenary Exhibition, Hackney, London, 18/08/1978-08/10/1978
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960 ...More
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Bicentenary exhibition of works by William Blake (1757-1827), The Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, 01/11/1957-01/12/1957
Dessins, gouaches et aquarelles des poetes, Galerie Telnef, Paris, 1957
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953 ...Less
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960 ...More
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Bicentenary exhibition of works by William Blake (1757-1827), The Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, 01/11/1957-01/12/1957
Dessins, gouaches et aquarelles des poetes, Galerie Telnef, Paris, 1957
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953 ...Less
Literature
Butlin, Martin, The Paintings and Drawings of William Blake, New Haven and London, 1981
no. 700
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 3
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 44 ...More
Bicentenary exhibition of works by William Blake (1757-1827), Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, 1957
cat. no. 11
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 6
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 2
Keynes, Geoffrey, Pencil Drawings by William Blake, London: Nonesuch, 1927.
p. 43
Illus. repr.
Gilchrist, Alexander, Life of William Blake, London: The Bodley Head, 1907.
vol. 2, p. 244
Illus. no. 43 ...Less
no. 700
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 3
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 44 ...More
Bicentenary exhibition of works by William Blake (1757-1827), Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, 1957
cat. no. 11
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 6
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 2
Keynes, Geoffrey, Pencil Drawings by William Blake, London: Nonesuch, 1927.
p. 43
Illus. repr.
Gilchrist, Alexander, Life of William Blake, London: The Bodley Head, 1907.
vol. 2, p. 244
Illus. no. 43 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper left: “W / 1815” (not found in Heawood, possibly Whatman?).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, graphite, John Linnell’s hand: ".SOLOMON..". Verso: lower centre, graphite, Witt number: "898 Blake".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right, stamped: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, graphite, John Linnell’s hand: ".SOLOMON..". Verso: lower centre, graphite, Witt number: "898 Blake".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right, stamped: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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