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Four putti

Drawing
c. 1677 (drawn)
Artist/Maker

Drawing, 'Four Putti', by Jacob de Wit (copy after), brush and brown ink, with wash, on blue paper, sheet has been folded in nine parts, bears false signature, at lower left, in brown ink, c. 1677


Object details

Object type
TitleFour putti (published title)
Materials and techniques
Brush and brown ink, with wash, on blue paper; sheet has been folded in nine parts. Bears false signature, at lower left, in brown ink; and inscribed at lower right, in pencil.
Brief description
Drawing, 'Four Putti', by Jacob de Wit (copy after), brush and brown ink, with wash, on blue paper, sheet has been folded in nine parts, bears false signature, at lower left, in brown ink, c. 1677
Dimensions
  • Height: 388mm
  • Width: 345mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Bears false signature, at lower left, in brown ink, I. De Wit. 1677; and inscribed at lower right, in pencil, Jacob De Witt.
Object history
Edwin Parsons (dealer), London; from whom purchased (as by L. De Witt; with nine other drawings [inv. nos. D.678-1889 to D.685-1889]) by the museum (dry stamp version of L. 1958), 30 April 1889 for £3. 0s. 0d.
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and British Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. I, Cat. 434, illus. p. 360
Collection
Accession number
D.685-1889

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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