Young lady mourning a pet bird killed by a cat (recto)
Maker
Etienne Aubry (artist)
1745-1781
1745-1781
Title
Young lady mourning a pet bird killed by a cat (recto)
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, brown wash (possibly a counterproof), with brown ink framing lines (recto), graphite (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 32.6 cm
Width: 28.2 cm
Width: 28.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1962.WF.4711
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Fund, purchase, 1962
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Dr J.A. Cramer, Oxford; his sale, Oxford, 1847; Colnaghi (London); purchased there by The Courtauld via the Witt Fund, 1962
Exhibition History
French drawings of the 17th and 18th century, Fermoy Art Gallery, King's Lynn, 1985
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1968-03/03/1968
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1968-03/03/1968
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
Literature
French drawings of the 17th and 18th century, Fermoy Art Gallery, King's Lynn, 1985
cat. no. 1
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1967-1968
cat. no. 5
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
cat. no. 50
cat. no. 1
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1967-1968
cat. no. 5
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
cat. no. 50
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left lower corner, fragment: shield containing "[...]X&XC / B" (similar type to Heawood 3267 and 3268 – Amsterdam and England, both dated around 1769 - but is larger, no evidence of countermarks).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink: "Aubry". Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "E Aubry-"; lower left corner, brown ink: "1847. Dr. Cramer Sale Oxford 1"; lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "D26228". Mount (removed): Verso: upper left, graphite: "D26228"; upper left, green biro: "63"
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink: "Aubry". Verso: lower left corner, graphite: "E Aubry-"; lower left corner, brown ink: "1847. Dr. Cramer Sale Oxford 1"; lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "D26228". Mount (removed): Verso: upper left, graphite: "D26228"; upper left, green biro: "63"
Collector's mark: none.
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