Woman attended by three other women
Maker
(artist)
1814-1875
1814-1875
Title
Woman attended by three other women
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite on wove paper, inset into a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 13.9 cm
Width: 19.3 cm
Width: 19.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2764
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; Puttick & Simpson (London), 7 May 1936, lot 138 (described as 'A Design for a Ceiling') [seller not listed in catalogue]; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (as 'Design for a ceiling'); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: left upper edge, graphite: “Clip (Twins)”; upper centre, graphite: “Lot 138”; centre, brown ink: “o+b 2595b [the “b” superscript]”; lower centre edge, graphite: “croqis [sic]”.
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: left upper edge, graphite: “Clip (Twins)”; upper centre, graphite: “Lot 138”; centre, brown ink: “o+b 2595b [the “b” superscript]”; lower centre edge, graphite: “croqis [sic]”.
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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