Sheet of figure studies
Maker
(artist)
1727-1804
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1696-1770
1727-1804
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1696-1770
Title
Sheet of figure studies
Date of Production
1745-1750
Medium
brush and dark brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 22.3 cm
Width: 34.4 cm
Width: 34.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2349
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 Gilbert Frankland Lewis, Worcester (d. 1883); by descent to his nephew Sir Henry Duff-Gordon, Aberdeen (1866-1953); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 19 February 1936, lot 88 or 89; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Domenico Tiepolo: maestria e gioco, Castello di Udine; Indiana University Art Museum, 14/09/1996-09/03/1997
Eton, 1939
Eton, 1939
Literature
Domenico Tiepolo: maestria e gioco. Disegni dal mondo, Castello di Udine and Indiana University Art Museum, 1996 - 1997
cat. no. 19
no. 19
ill. on p. 121
cat. no. 19
no. 19
ill. on p. 121
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto: right lower edge, cut off: “G M” (not a match to Heawood 3029 even though same letters, on drawing are single lines with a flourish).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite, circled: “8”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite, circled: “8”.
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