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View of the Church at West Dereham, Norfolk

Maker

(artist)
1775-1847

Title

View of the Church at West Dereham, Norfolk

Date of Production

1795 - 1847

Medium

black chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolour on wove paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 13 cm

Accession Number

D.1955.WF.4603

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Fund, purchase, 1955

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords



Provenance

Witt Fund Purchase 1955

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 15

Webber, Michael, 'William Crotch (1775-1847). The Musical Phenomenon of Norwich' in East Anglia Life, February 1969
ill.

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, brown ink, located by the artist: "West Dereham Norfolk". Verso (hidden under backing sheet): whole sheet,brown ink, no longer visible because laid down but describes the castle. Verso (backing sheet): upper centre, graphite: "Dr W Crotch"; centre, graphite: "Norfolk"; lower centre, brown ink, cut off at right edge: "Aug 9. colonnade - Mama [...] / We used to hear the twins say "Ah, [...] / The Grove Aug 10. outside [...]" ; lower edge, brown ink, cut off and illegible.

Collector's mark: none.

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