Self portrait for a medallion
Maker
(artist)
1837-1911
1837-1911
Title
Self portrait for a medallion
Date of Production
1800-1999
Medium
graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 32.7 cm
Width: 24.4 cm
Width: 24.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1982.JW.31
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 Julius Knowles, London (1840-1900); Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir John Witt, London (1907-1982), March 1952 (£7); John Witt Bequest via the Art Fund 1982
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left of centre: scrollwork around “ED&Cie”.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, around edges of medallion, graphite: “ALEGROS PICTOR”; right centre, graphite, signed with the artist’s initials: “A.L.”; lower centre edge, graphite: “1”. Mount (removed, cut down and now in file), graphite: “A Legros / Study for medallion self-portrait / (From the C.J Knowles collection). / Kn 125 //”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, around edges of medallion, graphite: “ALEGROS PICTOR”; right centre, graphite, signed with the artist’s initials: “A.L.”; lower centre edge, graphite: “1”. Mount (removed, cut down and now in file), graphite: “A Legros / Study for medallion self-portrait / (From the C.J Knowles collection). / Kn 125 //”.
Collector's mark: none.
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