Head of a woman gazing up (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1678-1758
1678-1758
Title
Head of a woman gazing up (recto)
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black chalk (recto), black chalk (verso) on laid paper (examined under microscope)
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Width: 16.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.168
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
Sir William Stirling Maxwell, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 16 February 1921, lot 249; presumably purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); their sale, probably cat. 38, 1921, though does not match any of the lots as described and Witt did not specify which Parsons sale, as he did for his other Spanish purchases from this sale; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (£1.2); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 96
Illus. p. 265 (recto), p. 264 (verso)
no. 96
Illus. p. 265 (recto), p. 264 (verso)
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink: “Tobar”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink: “Tobar”.
Collector's mark: none.
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