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Man seated on the ground

Maker

Nicolas Lancret (artist)
1690-1743

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1684-1721

Title

Man seated on the ground

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

black and white chalk on brown laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 21.6 cm
Width: 18.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1963.WF.4718

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Fund, purchase, 1963

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords



Provenance

Alfred Brod Gallery (London), 31 January - 21 February 1963, no. 39; purchased there by The Courtauld via the Witt Fund

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 ...More

Old Master Drawings, Alfred Brod Gallery, London, 31/01/1963-21/02/1963 ...Less

Literature

Old Master Drawings, Alfred Brod Gallery, London, 1963
cat. no. 39
p. 11

Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
cat. no. 51
pl. VIII

France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1967-1968
cat. no. 396 ...More

French drawings of the 17th and 18th century, Fermoy Art Gallery, King's Lynn, 1985
cat. no. 28 ...Less

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, former attribution: "Watteau"; lower right edge, brown ink: "Gt.".

Collector's mark: none.

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