Figure studies of a nude woman embracing and women's heads
Maker
(artist)
1787-1849
1787-1849
Title
Figure studies of a nude woman embracing and women's heads
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
black chalk with stumping on brown paper laid down on cardboard support in a Witt mount
Dimensions
Height: 55.8 cm
Width: 39.2 cm
Width: 39.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3069
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
Walker's Galleries (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, probably around July 1943 (£5); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Etty and the Nude, Rye Art Gallery, 01/06/1974-13/07/1974
Literature
Etty and the Nude, Rye Art Gallery, 1974
cat. no. 6
Farr, Dennis, William Etty, London 1958
no. 317
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 18
cat. no. 6
Farr, Dennis, William Etty, London 1958
no. 317
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 18
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check as is laid down.
Inscription: Witt mount, Recto of front cover: lower right corner, graphite: “William Etty / 1787-1849”. Witt mount, Verso of front cover: lower left corner, graphite: “#3”. Support, Verso (only partially visible as upper half is secured to the Witt mount): lower left, graphite, Witt number: “3069”; lower left corner, graphite: “5”; lower right corner, graphite: “#3”.
Collector's mark: Support, Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Witt mount, Recto of front cover: lower right corner, graphite: “William Etty / 1787-1849”. Witt mount, Verso of front cover: lower left corner, graphite: “#3”. Support, Verso (only partially visible as upper half is secured to the Witt mount): lower left, graphite, Witt number: “3069”; lower left corner, graphite: “5”; lower right corner, graphite: “#3”.
Collector's mark: Support, Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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