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Gulliver's Snuffbox and the Liliputians

Maker

Henry Justice Ford (artist)
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

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.

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