Gulliver's Snuffbox and the Liliputians
Maker
Henry Justice Ford (artist)
1860-1941
1860-1941
Title
Gulliver's Snuffbox and the Liliputians
Date of Production
(circa) 1889
Medium
graphite, pen and black ink, touches of white bodycolour on card, with black ink framing lines, laid down on a paper Witt Library support; the edges abraded from removal of a former mount
Dimensions
Height: 9.2 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Width: 14.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1978.XX.9
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
snuffboxes
Provenance
transferred to The Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library circa 1978
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left (within the drawing), black ink, signed with initials: “HJF”. Witt Library support, Recto: upper left, black ink, Witt negative number: “951/29(2a)”; lower centre, typewritten: “Henry Justice FORD / Gulliver’s Snuffbox and the Liliputians”; lower right, black ink: an arrow pointing to “Courtauld / Galleries”; lower right, graphite: “ex. Witt Library”; lower left, typewritten: “This is an original drawing.”
Stamp: Witt Library support, Recto: upper right, black ink: “WITT / LIBRARY”; lower right, red ink: “M”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left (within the drawing), black ink, signed with initials: “HJF”. Witt Library support, Recto: upper left, black ink, Witt negative number: “951/29(2a)”; lower centre, typewritten: “Henry Justice FORD / Gulliver’s Snuffbox and the Liliputians”; lower right, black ink: an arrow pointing to “Courtauld / Galleries”; lower right, graphite: “ex. Witt Library”; lower left, typewritten: “This is an original drawing.”
Stamp: Witt Library support, Recto: upper right, black ink: “WITT / LIBRARY”; lower right, red ink: “M”.
Collector's mark: none.
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