Man playing a flute
Maker
(artist)
1790-1864
1790-1864
Title
Man playing a flute
Date of Production
(circa) 1825
Medium
graphite, watercolour, touches of white bodycolour on wove paper, the edges now mottled/browned from a former acidic mount
Dimensions
Height: 33.7 cm
Width: 23.2 cm
Width: 23.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1982.JW.10
Mode of Acquisition
John Witt, Art Fund bequest & grant aid, 1982
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Cyril Fry, London (1918-2010); purchased from him by Sir John Witt, London (1907-1982), L.646a, 1968; John Witt Bequest via the Art Fund 1982
Literature
John Witt, William Henry Hunt (1790-1864): Life and Work, with a catalogue (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1982)
no. 547
no. 547
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left of centre: "1820".
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite: "Wtmk 1820".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir John Witt (L.646a).
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite: "Wtmk 1820".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir John Witt (L.646a).
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