View of Windsor Castle
Maker
(artist)
1738-1820
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
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)
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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