A greyhound and a spaniel
Maker
(artist)
1753-1839
1753-1839
Title
A greyhound and a spaniel
Date of Production
(circa) 1812
Medium
black chalk and oil paint (recto and verso) on laid paper, the left edge and upper corner made up
Dimensions
Height: 35.5 cm
Width: 58.2 cm
Width: 58.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1991.XX.1
Mode of Acquisition
Stephen Somerville, purchase, 1991
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Colnaghi (London); purchased there by John Woodward, formerly of the Ashmolean and Birmingham Museums; purchased from him by Stephen Somerville (London); purchased from him by The Courtauld with the assistance of the Friends of the Courtauld, 1991
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, left upper edge, cut off: "FIN DE / [...]OFTOOL[...] / ANNOTA[...]" (not found in Heawood).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown paint, signed with artist’s initials: “WB”. Verso: lower centre edge, dark brown ink: “The Greyhound was the favorite dog / of Frederick the Great of Prussia”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, brown paint, signed with artist’s initials: “WB”. Verso: lower centre edge, dark brown ink: “The Greyhound was the favorite dog / of Frederick the Great of Prussia”.
Collector's mark: none.
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