Portrait of a lady, seated, half turned to left, with a small dog on her lap - Mrs Henry Bowles (?)
Maker
(artist)
1787-1819
1787-1819
Title
Portrait of a lady, seated, half turned to left, with a small dog on her lap - Mrs Henry Bowles (?)
Date of Production
1800 - 1819
Medium
graphite, black and red chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 21.9 cm
Width: 21.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1196
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
Christie's (London), 24 November 1922, lot 60; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£4.2); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
English paintings and drawings circa 1780-1830, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1933-34 (Winter)
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 25
English paintings and drawings circa 1780-1830, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1933 - 1934 (Winter)
cat. no. 76
no. 76
p. 25
English paintings and drawings circa 1780-1830, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1933 - 1934 (Winter)
cat. no. 76
no. 76
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite: "Mrs Henry Bowles". Support (removed, see photo): lower left, graphite: "1196 Exh. B.F.C. 1933-4". Mount (removed, see photo): lower left, graphite: "Exh Burlington Fine Arts Club 1933/4"; lower right, graphite: "George Henry Harlow / 1787-1819 / Portrait of Mrs H Bowles".
Collector's mark: Support (removed, see photo): lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite: "Mrs Henry Bowles". Support (removed, see photo): lower left, graphite: "1196 Exh. B.F.C. 1933-4". Mount (removed, see photo): lower left, graphite: "Exh Burlington Fine Arts Club 1933/4"; lower right, graphite: "George Henry Harlow / 1787-1819 / Portrait of Mrs H Bowles".
Collector's mark: Support (removed, see photo): lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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