left in the artist's studio at his death and inherited by his son, Frederic Gordon Roe (1894-1985), 1947 (his inscription on verso, and see information he provided in similar inscriptions on D.1978.XX.39 and 41); Witt Library, The Courtauld; transferred to The Courtauld Gallery circa 1978

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower right, black ink, signed and dated: “Fred Roe 91.”; lower centre margin, black ink, titled: “Left Untold / size 38 x 30”; lower right margin, graphite, modern hand: “Fred ROE”; lower left margin, graphite: “30 x 38 ins / Oil”. Verso: upper right corner, graphite, former Witt negative no.: “945/25(11a)”; upper centre, blue crayon, circled: “18”; upper centre, black ink, artist’s hand, titled and signed: “Left Untold / size 38 x 30, oil. / by Fred Roe / 21 Victoria Grove / Brompton / S.W.”; added after the signed name above in blue crayon: “/91”; lower centre, written in two columns, first three lines in blue ink and continuing in black ink, hand of the artist's son: “Original Drawing by the Artist / from the oil, afterwards altered / to Under Repairs, in which the / figures were taken out and replaced / by others of an old man sitting up in bed with / an old woman seated beside him. / Background: Hathaway’s Cottage, / Shottery. / [start of second column] Painted: as Left Untold. 1890-91; / as Under Repairs, 1892. / Exhib. As Left Untold, R.B.S.A, / Birmingham, 1891; as Under Repairs, / Institute of Oil Painters, 1892; Liverpool, / International, Hobart, Tasmania, 1895; / Southport, 1896; Manchester, Queen’s / Park Art Gallery, 1896; Nottingham / Castle, 1896/97; Crystal Palace, 1897; / Oldham, 1899; Worcester, 1899. / Bought by the dealer H. Ramus.”; lower centre, partly over second column of above text, red crayon: "X"; lower left, graphite, acc. no.: “D.1978.XX.40” and written below that in the artist’s hand?: “return sketch when done with”; lower right edge, graphite: “2101/1”.

Stamp: Verso: upper left, black ink: "WITT / LIBRARY".

Collector's mark: none.