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Study of an ox

Maker

(artist)
1604-1682

Title

Study of an ox

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

black chalk with added wash, brown wash (recto), red chalk (verso), on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 12.5 cm
Width: 18.4 cm

Accession Number

D.1958.WF.4659

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Fund, purchase, 1958 (January)

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords




Provenance

originally no. 18 in the 'animal album'; Hans M. Calmann, London (1899-1982); purchased from him by The Courtauld via the Witt Fund, January 1958

Exhibition History

French paintings and drawings of the 17th century, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1971

The Art of Claude Lorrain, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Hayward Gallery, London, 27/09/1969-14/12/1969

Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966

Literature

French paintings and drawings of the 17th century, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1971
cat. no. 12

Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
cat. no. 28

Roethlisberger, Marcel, Claude Lorrain: the drawings, Berkeley 1968; 2 vols
no. 240 ...More

The Art of Claude Lorrain, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1969
cat. no. 36
pl. 18 ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: lower centre edge, fragment: half of a circle containing a star, surmounted by a cross.

Collector's mark: none.

Inscription: Verso: lower right edge, graphite, cut off by handling edges: "18".

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