Male and female figures embracing (recto)
Studies for 'The Judgment of Paris' (verso)
Maker
(artist)
1818-1875
1818-1875
Title
Male and female figures embracing (recto)
Studies for 'The Judgment of Paris' (verso)
Studies for 'The Judgment of Paris' (verso)
Date of Production
(circa) 1856
Medium
red chalk (recto), graphite (verso) on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 27 cm
Width: 33.2 cm
Width: 33.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3815
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
Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); Leicester Galleries (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 48
p. 48
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “#2”. Verso: lower left edge, graphite: “Alfred Stevens”; lower right edge, graphite: “A715 [could be 215 or Z15] A. A”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Alfred Stevens / 1817-1875 / Possibly Study for circular medal for local competition by Department of Science / + Art. See Towndrow. pp. 123.4. / On Reverse study for Judgment of Paris composition. Dining room ceiling panel / Dorchester House. Cartoon in oil at Tate.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “#2”. Verso: lower left edge, graphite: “Alfred Stevens”; lower right edge, graphite: “A715 [could be 215 or Z15] A. A”. Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: “Alfred Stevens / 1817-1875 / Possibly Study for circular medal for local competition by Department of Science / + Art. See Towndrow. pp. 123.4. / On Reverse study for Judgment of Paris composition. Dining room ceiling panel / Dorchester House. Cartoon in oil at Tate.”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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