Study for a portrait of a lady
Maker
(artist)
1750-1824
1750-1824
Title
Study for a portrait of a lady
Date of Production
1750 - 1824
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash and a touch of red watercolour on laid paper, laid down on a paper support
Dimensions
Height: 18.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4359
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
Sir Robert Cunliffe (1839-1905); Thomas Agnew & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£10.5); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 17
p. 17
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, lower right: "H" or "II", formed with double lines? Difficult to see clearly as is laid down.
Collector's mark: Support, Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black:Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed with initials: “JD.”; lower right corner, brown ink (difficult to say whether is inscription or part of drawing): "Hin" [?]. Support, Recto: upper right corner, brown ink: “17.”; lower centre, brown ink: “Design for a portrait”; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “4359”; lower right corner, graphite: “#2-”, written over an erased “6”.
Collector's mark: Support, Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black:Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, signed with initials: “JD.”; lower right corner, brown ink (difficult to say whether is inscription or part of drawing): "Hin" [?]. Support, Recto: upper right corner, brown ink: “17.”; lower centre, brown ink: “Design for a portrait”; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “4359”; lower right corner, graphite: “#2-”, written over an erased “6”.
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