Portrait of an elderly woman
Maker
(artist)
1752-1812
1752-1812
Title
Portrait of an elderly woman
Date of Production
1752 - 1812
Medium
pastel on wove paper, laid down on canvas, which is now adhered to the mount so verso is not visible
Dimensions
Height: 35 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3103
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
Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 47
p. 47
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check as drawing is laid down; none evident in raking light.
Collector's mark: Canvas backing, Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower left, graphite: “Exh. V&A 1943”; lower right, graphite: “John Raphael Smith / 1740-1812”.
Collector's mark: Canvas backing, Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower left, graphite: “Exh. V&A 1943”; lower right, graphite: “John Raphael Smith / 1740-1812”.
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