Study of four female figures (recto)
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1727-1788
(artist)
1727-1788
Title
Study of four female figures (recto)
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink and grey wash (recto), graphite (verso) on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 7.7 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1403
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
Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£2.65 including RW.1402 and 1404); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
catalogue untraced, Eton College, 1950
catalogue untraced, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1932
Bicentenary memorial exhibition of Thomas Gainsborough: illustrating the various periods of his work, also the work of his contemporaries and his influence on the art of his own and later times., Ipswich Museum, 07/10/1927-05/11/1927
catalogue untraced, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1932
Bicentenary memorial exhibition of Thomas Gainsborough: illustrating the various periods of his work, also the work of his contemporaries and his influence on the art of his own and later times., Ipswich Museum, 07/10/1927-05/11/1927
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 21
Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
p. 324
p. 21
Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
p. 324
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso, lower centre, graphite, acc. no.: "1403" and beside that "6a".
Collector's mark: Verso: right lower edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso, lower centre, graphite, acc. no.: "1403" and beside that "6a".
Collector's mark: Verso: right lower edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.uk. Find out more about using and licensing our images.
____________________________