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Death of Captain John Blifil - scene from 'Tom Jones' (vol. i, book ii, chap. 9)

Maker

(artist)
1775-1831

Title

Death of Captain John Blifil - scene from 'Tom Jones' (vol. i, book ii, chap. 9)

Date of Production

1775 - 1831

Medium

traces of graphite, pen and brown ink and brown wash on wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 12.8 cm
Width: 18.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.925

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



high-post beds


Provenance

Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); Squire Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3.65); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 3

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso: graphite: "Tom Jones / Vol I. B.2. Ch. 9.".

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

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