Man seated on the ground
Maker
Nicolas Lancret (artist)
1690-1743
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1684-1721
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
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
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
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.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, former attribution: "Watteau"; lower right edge, brown ink: "Gt.".
Collector's mark: none.
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