Three men wearing turbans
Maker
Circle of
(artist)
1615-1673
(artist)
1615-1673
Title
Three men wearing turbans
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, on a historic support
support (historic), verso, only visible with raking light and hard to decipher: a shield above letters “GR”?
support (historic), verso, only visible with raking light and hard to decipher: a shield above letters “GR”?
Dimensions
Height: 10.9 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.969
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
perhaps Charles Noel, 1st Earl Gainsborough (1781-1866) (according to Witt card); E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (14 shillings, along with D.1952.RW.970); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Inscriptions on verso visible via transmitted light but illegible and otherwise hidden by support. SUPPORT (historic), RECTO: lower left edge, graphite, a reference to the Witt numbers for Rosa drawings: “969-979”.
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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