Study for the portrait of the Marchioness of Townshend and son (collection Earl of Yarborough)
Maker
(artist)
1741-1807
1741-1807
Title
Study for the portrait of the Marchioness of Townshend and son (collection Earl of Yarborough)
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black and white chalk on buff laid paper framed with black chalk oval lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 36.9 cm
Width: 28.4 cm
Width: 28.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3553
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
marchionesses
Provenance
Alfred Spero (London); purchased there by Colnaghi (London), 12 May 1944; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 16 May 1944 (£14); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Angelica Kauffmann in British Collections, Rafael Valls Limited, London, 19/11/2007-14/12/2007
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Angelika Kauffmann und ihre Zeitgenossen, Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz and Osterreichisches Museum fur angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 23/07/1968-01/02/1969 ...More
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953 ...Less
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Angelika Kauffmann und ihre Zeitgenossen, Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz and Osterreichisches Museum fur angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 23/07/1968-01/02/1969 ...More
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953 ...Less
Literature
Angelica Kauffmann in British Collections, Rafael Valls Limited, London, 2007
no. 4
ill. on p. 47
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953
cat. no. 59
no. 4
ill. on p. 47
Famous British Women Artists, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1953
cat. no. 59
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to thick backing sheet.
Inscription: none.
Label: Removed from a former mount and now in the file: printed and typed in black ink: “GRAVES ART GALLERY, SHEFFIELD 1953. / Exhibition of Famous British Women Artists. / Title The Marchioness of Townshend and her / son. / Artist Angelica Kauffmann, R.A. No 59. / Lent by the Courtauld Institute of Art / Witt Coll. //”; printed in black ink: “JAMES BOURLET & SONS Ltd., / Fine Art Packers, Frame Makers. / G 8195 / 17 & 18, NASSAU STREET, / MORTIMER STREET, W. / Phones: - MUSEUM 1871 & 7588 //”.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: none.
Label: Removed from a former mount and now in the file: printed and typed in black ink: “GRAVES ART GALLERY, SHEFFIELD 1953. / Exhibition of Famous British Women Artists. / Title The Marchioness of Townshend and her / son. / Artist Angelica Kauffmann, R.A. No 59. / Lent by the Courtauld Institute of Art / Witt Coll. //”; printed in black ink: “JAMES BOURLET & SONS Ltd., / Fine Art Packers, Frame Makers. / G 8195 / 17 & 18, NASSAU STREET, / MORTIMER STREET, W. / Phones: - MUSEUM 1871 & 7588 //”.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower left corner, Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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