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Head of a girl

Maker

(artist)
1820-1882

Title

Head of a girl

Date of Production

1867

Medium

red, black and white chalk, grey wash on wove paper, laid down on a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 33.3 cm
Width: 26.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4573

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 Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, red chalk, signed and dated by the artist? Faded and very difficult to read: “JL Cheret / 1867 //”. Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “4573”.

Collector's mark: none.

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