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Study of arm and hand

Maker

(artist)
1618-1680

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1656-1687

Title

Study of arm and hand

Date of Production

(circa) 1665

Medium

black, white and red chalk on rough brown laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.7 cm
Width: 27 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1012

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Related Works

Drapery study for Countess of Rochester painting, Hampton Court

Label Text

This drawing is an example of the studies Lely made in preparation for his painted portraits. The delicate rendering and intricate pose of the hand and arm, accompanied by billowing drapery finished in white chalk, all convey a sense of movement and lightness. The study has been connected to a portrait of Henrietta Boyle, Countess of Rochester, which belongs to Lely’s famous ‘Windsor Beauties’ series representing the most beautiful women at the court of Charles II.

Provenance

E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower right), n.d. (£1.5); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Drawings Gallery Display - Drawing Together, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/09/2017-02/01/2018

Special Display - Peter Lely - The Draughtsman and his Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/09/2012-13/01/2013

Sir Peter Lely, National Portrait Gallery, London, 17/11/1978-18/03/1979 ...More

Kneller Exhibition, London & England, 1977 ...Less

Literature

The Courtauld Gallery and Thomas, Ben. Drawing Together (London: Courtauld Gallery, 2017-2018)
p. 30
Fig. p. 32

Sir Peter Lely, National Portrait Gallery, 1979, 1978
no. 66

Chaloner Smith, John, British mezzotint portraits; being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century., London 1884
vol. I, p. 34, no. 48
engraved by Isaac Beckett

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: none.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower right edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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