Head of a laughing youth
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1581-1666
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1581-1666
Title
Head of a laughing youth
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black and white chalk, grey wash, on blue laid paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 13 cm
Width: 13.7 cm
Width: 13.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1955.WF.4635
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
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left edge, graphite: "D. 201"; lower centre edge, brown ink over graphite: "F. Halls"; lower right edge, graphite, erased: "Frans Hals."; lower right corner, graphite: "?". Mount (historic), Verso: centre, brown ink: deliberately abraded and now unclear: "P" or "Q" [?]; centre, brown ink: "25"; lower left corner, graphite: "W/TM/"; lower right edge, brown ink: "F Halls".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left edge, graphite: "D. 201"; lower centre edge, brown ink over graphite: "F. Halls"; lower right edge, graphite, erased: "Frans Hals."; lower right corner, graphite: "?". Mount (historic), Verso: centre, brown ink: deliberately abraded and now unclear: "P" or "Q" [?]; centre, brown ink: "25"; lower left corner, graphite: "W/TM/"; lower right edge, brown ink: "F Halls".
Collector's mark: none.
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