Reclining female nude
Maker
(artist)
1784-1857
1784-1857
Title
Reclining female nude
Date of Production
(September) 1815
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 10.8 cm
Width: 13.9 cm
Width: 13.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2938
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
possibly Edward Foster & Son (London), 16 March 1938, lot 16; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, possibly 12 September 1938; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 13
p. 13
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper right, graphite, artist's hand: "M.L. / Sepr. 1815 / 19 Years".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper right, graphite, artist's hand: "M.L. / Sepr. 1815 / 19 Years".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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