Standing woman seen from behind
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1689-1760
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1689-1760
Title
Standing woman seen from behind
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 25.3 cm
Width: 18.1 cm
Width: 18.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4161
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
John Postle Heseltine, London (1843-1929), L.1507; purchased from him by Colnaghi & Obach (London), October 1912 (according to Lugt, L.1507 was the mark appended by Colnaghi to the 600+ sheets acquired from Heseltine at this time); Paul Wallraf (Paris); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 18 May 1949, lot 35; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
French Masters - Rococo to Romanticism, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1961
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Literature
Eidelberg, Martin, 'Philippe Mercier as a Draftsman' in 'Master Drawings', Winter 2006 - 411-449; 44, 4
no. X30
fig. 56 on p. 438
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 63
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 105
no. X30
fig. 56 on p. 438
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 63
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 105
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, lower left corner, fragment: a chaplet with a cross.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: John Postle Heseltine (L.1507); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper centre, graphite: “Mercier / Heseltine Coll //”; lower left corner, graphite: “2540”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: John Postle Heseltine (L.1507); lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper centre, graphite: “Mercier / Heseltine Coll //”; lower left corner, graphite: “2540”.
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