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Studies of a man's right arm and hand (recto)

Maker

Circle of
(artist)
1644-1717

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1694-1739

Title

Date of Production

1600 - 1799

Medium

black, white and red chalk (recto), black and white chalk (verso), on coarse brown laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 39 cm
Width: 25.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.916

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

Thomas Hudson, London (1701-1779), L.2432; possibly his estate sale, Langford (Covent Garden), 15-27 March 1779, first night, lot 7 (twenty studies by Vanderbank), or second night, lots 1 (thirty sketches by Vanderbank) or 2 (forty ditto); E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (19 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso: lower left, graphite: “1904”; lower centre edge, graphite, Witt number and original attribution: “916 Banck”.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink but now smudged: Thomas Hudson (L.2432).

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