Head of a young woman - La Mariée
Maker
Forgery in the manner of
(Artists)
1796-1875
(Artists)
1796-1875
Title
Head of a young woman - La Mariée
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
black and coloured chalk with stumping on laid paper [no charcoal visible under microscope]
Dimensions
Height: 39.7 cm
Width: 28.3 cm
Width: 28.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1935.SC.58
Mode of Acquisition
Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1935
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
unidentified owner, L.613g; Samuel Courtauld (1876-1947), by May 1928; Samuel Courtauld Gift 1935
Exhibition History
Samuel Courtauld memorial exhibition, Tate Gallery, London, 1948
Paintings, drawings and water-colours by J.B.C. Corot 1796-1875: from the artist's private collection, Alpine Club Gallery, London, 1928 (May)
Paintings, drawings and water-colours by J.B.C. Corot 1796-1875: from the artist's private collection, Alpine Club Gallery, London, 1928 (May)
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, black chalk, falsely signed with initials: "C.C."; lower left corner, graphite, acc. no.: "58.35".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: unidentified but appears on other Corots whose authenticity is doubted (L.613g).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, black chalk, falsely signed with initials: "C.C."; lower left corner, graphite, acc. no.: "58.35".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: unidentified but appears on other Corots whose authenticity is doubted (L.613g).
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