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Back view of a standing woman wearing a hat and gown

Maker

Attributed to
(artist)

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1727-1788

Title

Back view of a standing woman wearing a hat and gown

Date of Production

1750 - 1850

Medium

pen and grey ink on laid paper, the upper right edge cut in an arch close to the figure

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 3.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1193.15

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




Provenance

Walter Sichel (1855-1933); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 25 October 1933, lot 278, as part of a sketchbook; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£8.5 for about 180 sketches); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 21

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Verso, centre, fragment: "G[...]" (probably "GR").

Inscription: none.

Collector's mark: none.

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