Studies of a male figure's torso, a man and a woman seated, and a head
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1727-1788
(artist)
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1727-1788
Title
Studies of a male figure's torso, a man and a woman seated, and a head
Date of Production
1750 - 1850
Medium
pen and purple ink on laid paper, the right edge cut around the figures
Dimensions
Height: 12 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1416
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), n.d. (£2.65 including RW.1414 and 1415); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Hayes, John, The Drawings of Thomas Gainsborough, London 1970
p. 324
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 21
p. 324
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 21
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: "14" and below that, acc. no.: "1416".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: lower centre, graphite: "14" and below that, acc. no.: "1416".
Collector's mark: none.
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