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Young woman in Athenian dress

Maker

Jean-Baptiste Hilair (artist)
1753-1822

Title

Young woman in Athenian dress

Date of Production

1800 - 1899

Medium

graphite, watercolour on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 24 cm
Width: 15.5 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3204

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

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Provenance

Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 14 February 1938; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 7 January 1943 (£3); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto centre: “T STAINS / 1806 //”.

Inscription: Recto: on separate paper adhered to lower left corner, brown ink: “Dame Athenienne.”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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