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Two women and a child

Maker

(artist)
1774-1852

Title

Two women and a child

Date of Production

1794 - 1852

Medium

graphite, pen and dark brown ink on laid paper, laid down and all four corners made up

Dimensions

Height: 14.6 cm
Width: 12.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3240

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





baby bonnets

Provenance

O. Alexander; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 24 July 1942; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 17 February 1943, for £3; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 10

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge: bottom of a shield that terminates in a small 3-leaf clover, above cursive letters "JG" (not found in Churchill or Heawood).

Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: signed with artist's monogram. Verso (hidden under backing sheet but visible via transmitted light): left centre edge, circled: "3F"; centre: "2" and "3". Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A.11485"; lower right corner, graphite: "Z" or "2".

Collector's mark: none.

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