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Bust portrait of a lady

Maker

Formerly attributed to
Jacques André Portail (artist)
1695-1759

Title

Bust portrait of a lady

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

black and red chalk with stumping on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 22.6 cm
Width: 17.8 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3900

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

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Provenance

anonymous sale at Sotheby's (London), 19 February 1947, lot 36 (as a pair with another portrait of a young lady); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£10); Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto, left centre edge, fragment: bottom of a shield above “I VIEREVANT” (not found in Heawood, see drawing in file).

Inscription: Verso: lower right edge, graphite: “11”.

Collector's mark: none.

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