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Lady and two maids going for a walk (Adelaide first seen in the gardens of Bagnieres)

Maker

(artist)
1750-1811

Title

Lady and two maids going for a walk (Adelaide first seen in the gardens of Bagnieres)

Date of Production

(circa) 1785

Medium

graphite, watercolour and touches of bodycolour on laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 35.9 cm
Width: 30.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3680

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







Related Works

Adelaide First Seen in the Gardens of Bagnieres

Provenance

Geraldine Sarah Ponsonby, Countess of Mayo, Buckinghamshire (1863-1944); her estate sale, Christie's (London), 16 February 1945, lot 24 (with others including G.1952.RW.3680); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, for £10; Witt Bequest 1952 Perhaps also someone with the initials "AAW" - see inscription on former mount.

Exhibition History

Henry William Bunbury, 1750-1811, Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, Suffolk, England, 26/02/1983-10/04/1983

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 8

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermarks: none visible in the drawing. Backing sheet: centre: Strasburg lily above elaborately cursive “W” (probably a Whatman mark).

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

Inscription: Verso (hidden under backing sheet, visible via transmitted light): upper left, graphite: “22 x 16”. Verso (backing sheet): centre, graphite, scratched out and erased: "1772 120 [?]"; right of centre, graphite, written vertically: "16 x 22"; lower right corner, graphite: "#4". Mount (removed): graphite: "The signature on this drawing / was cut off by the rascal who / ...... framed it - aaw."

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