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Boy sat on a chair reading

Maker

After
(artist)
1836-1875

(wood engraver)

Title

Boy sat on a chair reading

Date of Production

19th century

Medium

Wood engraving, black ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 8.7 cm
Width: 11.5 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7759

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

Provenance: H. J. Cornish Collection; acquired by Hampstead Public Library (by 1928); transferred to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Witt Library in 1966; transferred to the Courtauld Gallery from the Witt Library in 1990.

Inscriptions

Inscription: In image, recto: lower right corner, black ink: "Houghton"; door frame, black print: [intelligible]. Mount, recto: left corner beneath image, pencil: "G.1990.WL.7759"; lower centre margin, black ink pen: "A. HOUGHTON".

Stamp: Mount, recto: centre margin, blue ink stamp: "HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H. J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928."; lower right corner, blue ink stamp: "M"

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