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Boy and girl making a house of cards

Maker

(artist)
1694-1752

(engraver)

Title

Boy and girl making a house of cards

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 23.7 cm
Width: 16.9 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6039

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Inscription : printed : lower left in margin & recto : : Wan mit dein Karten Spiel, die Kinder Hayser banie / (?) thun wirfelbige mit lachen offt anfcchauen / (?) zu wunche war (colon) ws wurd auf diser Welt (colon) / (...?) Karten Spiel nichts argers ange / Coypel pinx, 1/2 Med (colon) fol.o N 43. steltt. //

Inscription: Inscription : printed : lower right in margin & recto : : Tel qui rit, voyant ces Enfants / Elever un Chateau Soumis aux moindres vent / auroit passé pour homme sage / sides cartes, jamais il n'eut fair d'autre usage. / Toh. Balth (?) Probft, Haered (?)Ieremice Wetffy (?) exc. A.V. //

Inscription: Inscription : typed : lower centre on mount sheet & recto : : C.A. COYPEL //

Inscription: Inscription : stamped : lupper right on mount sheet & recto : Witt Library stamp : WITT / LIBRARY //

Inscription: Inscription : stamped : lower right on mount sheet & verso : stamped letter M in box : M //

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