Studies of female nudes
Maker
(artist)
1736-1807
1736-1807
Title
Studies of female nudes
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 21.2 cm
Width: 16.3 cm
Width: 16.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3247
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
Baron Jérome Pichon, Paris (1812-1896); John Postle Heseltine, London (1843-1929); E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Colnaghi (London), 13 July 1933; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 8 March 1943 (£15); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge fragment: lower part of a shield(?) above the letter “L”.
Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, graphite, first word unclear: “5. in[…]dor 6. thermidor”; lower right, graphite: “A: de St Aubin”. Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “Augustin de Saint-Aubin / (brother of Gabriel) / French. 1736-1807 / Figure studies probably of his wife / Colls. Baron Pichon / Heseltine //”. Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: centre, graphite: “A sheet of studies, probably from Madame de St. Aubin / by Augustin de St. Aubin / (from the Collections of Baron Pichon + J.P. Heseltine) //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, graphite, first word unclear: “5. in[…]dor 6. thermidor”; lower right, graphite: “A: de St Aubin”. Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “Augustin de Saint-Aubin / (brother of Gabriel) / French. 1736-1807 / Figure studies probably of his wife / Colls. Baron Pichon / Heseltine //”. Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: centre, graphite: “A sheet of studies, probably from Madame de St. Aubin / by Augustin de St. Aubin / (from the Collections of Baron Pichon + J.P. Heseltine) //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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