Studies of hands - studies for 'Duncan Gray' (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1785-1841
1785-1841
Title
Studies of hands - studies for 'Duncan Gray' (recto)
Date of Production
(circa) 1814
Medium
black chalk (recto and verso) on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 13.6 cm
Width: 12.6 cm
Width: 12.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2778
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
Charles Edward Lees, Werneth Park, Oldham (1840-1894); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 24 April 1936, lot 87; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) with D.1952.RW.2774, 2775 and 2777; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Sir David Wilkie: drawings into paintings, National Gallery of Scotland, 13/09/1975-24/09/1975
Paintings and Drawings by Sir David Wilkie, Royal Academy, Edinburgh, 1958
Paintings and Drawings by Sir David Wilkie, Royal Academy, Edinburgh, 1958
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 57
p. 57
Inscriptions
Inscription: Duncan Gray. / Study for Meg's Hands. / _"_"_ the Father's Hands. //
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