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Drawing, Putti playing before a herm
This is a Drawing. It was created by Jakob de Wit. It is dated 1750–1752 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pen and ink, white heightening on laid paper; verso: black chalk, pen and ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was
donated by
Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
33.7 × 17.1 cm (13 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
It has the following markings
Verso: Peoli mark, No. 203 of the sales catalogue.
It is signed
Signature below, at left: "J de Wit [in one word] ft (?) inv[eni]t."
It is inscribed
outside margin, lower left, signed Written on the reverse, in pencil: "N 30"; in ink: "10."
Cite this object as
Drawing, Putti playing before a herm; Jakob de Wit (1695 – 1754); Netherlands; pen and ink, white heightening on laid paper; verso: black chalk, pen and ink on paper; 33.7 × 17.1 cm (13 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-96
