Portrait sketch of a lady
Maker
(artist)
1776-1837
1776-1837
Title
Portrait sketch of a lady
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite, watercolour on wove paper (now stained)
Dimensions
Height: 12 cm
Width: 9 cm
Width: 9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4040
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
Joseph Farquharson, London and Aberdeen (1846-1935); Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); Fine Art Society (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 13
p. 13
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite, not Constable's hand: "March 17th". Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower centre, grey ink, L.G. Duke's hand: "D130/ J. Constable R.A. 1776-1837 / Dated "March 17th" / This drawing is identical in manner with / Constable's little portrait studies in the British Museum / LGD."; lower centre, graphite: "Ex Coll: Dr J. Farquharson"; lower left corner, black ink, Witt number: "4040"; lower right corner, graphite: "#9". Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: upper left, graphite, underlined: "5011".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite, not Constable's hand: "March 17th". Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower centre, grey ink, L.G. Duke's hand: "D130/ J. Constable R.A. 1776-1837 / Dated "March 17th" / This drawing is identical in manner with / Constable's little portrait studies in the British Museum / LGD."; lower centre, graphite: "Ex Coll: Dr J. Farquharson"; lower left corner, black ink, Witt number: "4040"; lower right corner, graphite: "#9". Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: upper left, graphite, underlined: "5011".
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