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Sheet of figure studies

Maker

(artist)
1736-1807

Title

Sheet of figure studies

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

graphite on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 16.7 cm
Width: 13.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.17

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

Baron Jérome Pichon, Paris (1812-1896); John Postle Heseltine, London (1843-1929), L.1508; R.E.A. Wilson (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 1935 (£7); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943

Inscriptions

Watermark: Recto, upper left corner, fragment: corner of a Pro Patria mark.

Inscription: Scrap removed from the mount: “Aug. St Aubin delin.”.

Label: 'St Aubin 17', 'mouldy (?)' upper right (difficult to read) on sheet of brown paper, possibly used as restoration material.

Collector's mark: Scrap removed from the mount, now mounted with the drawing: stamped in red ink: John Postle Heseltine (L.1508).

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