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Portrait of Miss Minna Constable (1819-1885)

Maker

(artist)
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

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.

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).

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