Study of an elm log in a farmyard
Maker
(artist)
1790-1864
1790-1864
Title
Study of an elm log in a farmyard
Date of Production
(circa) 1833
Medium
graphite, watercolour, bodycolour on heavy wove paper, laid down on card (before execution)
Dimensions
Height: 33 cm
Width: 42.3 cm
Width: 42.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1982.JW.17
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
elm
Provenance
Abbott (London); purchased there by Sir John Witt, London (1907-1982), May 1958; 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. 217 (or 816?)
no. 217 (or 816?)
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, dark red watercolour, signed: "W HUNT". Mount (removed, recorded in 1987 conservation notes): "816".
Collector's mark: none.
Label: Removed, recorded in 1987 conservation notes: "(217)".
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, dark red watercolour, signed: "W HUNT". Mount (removed, recorded in 1987 conservation notes): "816".
Collector's mark: none.
Label: Removed, recorded in 1987 conservation notes: "(217)".
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