Head of a young woman tilted to the left
Maker
William Denholm Kennedy (artist)
1813-1865
1813-1865
Title
Head of a young woman tilted to the left
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
black, red and white chalk on brown wove paper, an extra strip of the same brown paper added at the upper edge
Dimensions
Height: 20.4 cm
Height: 16.8 cm
Height: 16.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3077
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
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 29
p. 29
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, signed: "W.D. Kennedy.". Verso: upper right, graphite: "226/17"; upper right, graphite, Witt number: "3077"; centre, graphite: "William Denholm Kennedy / 1813 - 1865 / (see TB.) / a friend of Etty"; lower right of centre, graphite, lightly written: "exp [?]"; lower right corner, graphite: "#8".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, signed: "W.D. Kennedy.". Verso: upper right, graphite: "226/17"; upper right, graphite, Witt number: "3077"; centre, graphite: "William Denholm Kennedy / 1813 - 1865 / (see TB.) / a friend of Etty"; lower right of centre, graphite, lightly written: "exp [?]"; lower right corner, graphite: "#8".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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