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Caricature of a German man

Maker

William Blake Richmond (artist)
1842-1921

Title

Caricature of a German man

Date of Production

(20 January) 1904

Medium

graphite on wove paper (on the verso of a form from Windsor Castle)

Dimensions

Height: 16.4 cm
Width: 12.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1978.XX.53

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1978 (circa)

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Provenance

H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library by 1928; transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; Witt Library transfer ca. 1978

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, graphite, dated, signed?: "20 Jan 1904. See WB Richmonds idea of a German / drawn by him at 56 Westbourne Terrace". Verso: entire sheet, printed in red and black ink, cut off at left edge: "FORM. / [...]on as published, as the address here / [...]e WINDSOR CASTLE," / which I herewith enclose cheque for / ____________ / _______________/ ___________ ".

Collector's mark: none.

Label: Backing paper from old mount, detached and now kept in portfolio in P&D: lower right, graphite: artist's name and dates

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