Study for The Sewing Lesson
Maker
(artist)
1814-1875
1814-1875
Title
Study for The Sewing Lesson
Date of Production
(circa) 1860 - 1874
Medium
graphite on wove paper, inset into a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 11.1 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2763
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
by descent to the artist's widow; her sale, Durand-Ruel (Paris), 24 - 25 April 1894, L.1815, possibly lot 174; Puttick & Simpson (London), 7 May 1936, lot 138 (described as 'Mother and Child') [seller not listed in catalogue]; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre, graphite: “Lot 138”; centre, brown ink: “o + b 2595a [the “a” superscript]”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Jean-François Millet (L.1815). Mount (historic), Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre, graphite: “Lot 138”; centre, brown ink: “o + b 2595a [the “a” superscript]”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Jean-François Millet (L.1815). Mount (historic), Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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