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View of Windsor Castle

Maker

(artist)
1738-1820

Title

View of Windsor Castle

Medium

pen and ink (grey), wash (grey) on four separate pieces of laid paper, laid down on a historic mount with ink and wash (brown) borders; with transmitted light it appears there could be drawings on the versos

Dimensions

Height: 16.9 cm
Width: 39.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1982.JW.25

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

Charles Fairfax Murray, London (1849-1919) [not evident in the catalogue of his estate sale at Christie's, 30 January 1920, though not all drawings were listed in detail]; Bruscoli (Florence); purchased there by Sir John Witt (1907-1982), n.d.; John Witt Bequest via the Art Fund 1982

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount; none evident in raking light.

Inscription: Benjamin West / 1738-1820 / Signed on back described "A view / of Windsor Castle. / Coll. Fairfax Murray. //

Inscription: B. West.

Inscription: 134

Inscription: 10

Inscription: A View of Windsor Castle / Benjn West //

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir John Witt (L.646a)

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