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Design for a book illustration - a man supports an unconscious woman, faced by figures in elegant dress, one of whom holds a candle

Maker

(artist)
1755-1834

Title

Design for a book illustration - a man supports an unconscious woman, faced by figures in elegant dress, one of whom holds a candle

Date of Production

1755 - 1834

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink and grey wash on laid paper, adhered at three corners to a blue paper support

Dimensions

Height: 13.2 cm
Width: 8.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1682

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

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Provenance

Walter T. Spencer (bookseller and dealer), London (1863-1936); from whom purchased by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (with D.1952.RW.1683-1690); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 48

Inscriptions

Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower right, grey ink: "T. Stothard.".

Collector's mark: none.

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