Portrait of Miss Minna Constable (1819-1885)
Maker
(artist)
1794-1859
1794-1859
Title
Portrait of Miss Minna Constable (1819-1885)
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite on card
Dimensions
Height: 25.6 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4403
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
Randall Davies (1866-1946); Sotheby's (London), 24 April 1950, lot 14; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (verso, lower left); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 33
Art work, Autumn 1931
ill.
p. 33
Art work, Autumn 1931
ill.
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper centre, graphite: "Endorsed on card mount / "Portrait of Miss Minna Constable / by Charles Robert Leslie RA. (1794-1859)" / Reproduced in Art Work, autumn 1931. / RW. / 16 1/4 x 12 5/8 / T. 61". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Charles Robert Leslie. R.A. / (Father of G.D. Leslie) / 1794-1859 / Miss 'Minna' or Maria Louisa Constable / eldest daughter of John Constable. R.A. / Reproduced. Art Work. Autumn 1931. / R. Davies Coll.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper centre, graphite: "Endorsed on card mount / "Portrait of Miss Minna Constable / by Charles Robert Leslie RA. (1794-1859)" / Reproduced in Art Work, autumn 1931. / RW. / 16 1/4 x 12 5/8 / T. 61". Mount (removed, see photo), Recto: lower right, graphite: "Charles Robert Leslie. R.A. / (Father of G.D. Leslie) / 1794-1859 / Miss 'Minna' or Maria Louisa Constable / eldest daughter of John Constable. R.A. / Reproduced. Art Work. Autumn 1931. / R. Davies Coll.".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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