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Group of eight figure studies

Maker

(artist)
1760-1830

Title

Group of eight figure studies

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink, grey wash and watercolour on wove paper, laid down on a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 30 cm
Width: 46.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4493

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

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Provenance

Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 10 January 1951; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 29 March 1951; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 37

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Support ((historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Recto: each group of figures labelled in graphite, accompanied by a checkmark, from upper left group to lower right group: “4”, “21”, “11”, “21”, “16”, “24” “20” and “20”; lower right edge, grey ink, signed by the artist: “W. Payne”. Support (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “16”. Support (historic), Verso: lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A17953”.

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