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Head of a bearded man
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1748-1825
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Width: 15.5 cm
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The barely discernible hint of colour is likely a result of ‘blueing’ the sheet: the unbleached fibres used to produce white paper often had a yellowish cast, so small quantities of blue fibres or pigments were added during the papermaking process to tone down this effect. This was less expensive than bleaching the pulp. Analysis of this sheet determined the pigment used here was smalt, which is made of finely ground cobalt glass, and was commonly used in papermaking throughout the 18th century.
Provenance
Exhibition History
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962 ...More
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, 1959 ...Less
Literature
cat. no. 16
p. 39, cat no. 16
ill. on p. 39
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite, signed? by the artist: "David". Verso: lower right corner, graphite: "79So / NF".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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