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Horse and carriage

Maker

Forgery in the manner of
(artist)
1802-1892

Title

Horse and carriage

Date of Production

20th century (?)

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink, grey wash on paper, hinged at the upper edge to a paper support

Dimensions

Height: 24.1 cm
Width: 24.8 cm

Accession Number

D.2011.XX.7

Mode of Acquisition

Francis Ford, gift, 2011

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

This washed brush drawing of a street scene with horses and carriages is stylistically and technically clearly linked to Constantin Guys. The artist was sought after on the art market in the early 20th century when this drawing seems to have been made, probably as a forgery.

Notes

Purchased as a forgery by Sir Brinsley Ford, who left it together with 3 other drawings with a note suggesting it might be of interest to The Courtauld for teaching purposes. As the other 3 drawings were all purchased at the 1936 sale of Henry Oppenheimer, it seems highly likely this could have been as well: the sale description read 'A Parcel of Miscellaneous Drawings, including examples in the style of Tiepolo and Goya'. There were 14 drawings in total, and the Courtauld's copy of the sale catalogue is annotated with Ford's name as the buyer.

Provenance

purchased as a forgery by Sir Brinsley Ford (1908-1999); by descent to his son, Francis Ford; Gift of Francis Ford, 2011

Exhibition History

Art and Artifice: Fakes from the Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 17/06/2023-08/10/2023

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: none.

Inscription: Support, Recto: upper right edge, graphite: “Attribue – No. 58-”. Support, Verso: upper left corner, red crayon: “no 174 / 150f.”.

Label: Handwritten in black ink: "These were bought as / FAKES of Goya / Guys / and Tiepolo / and might be of interest to / the Courtauld Institute".

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