Head of a girl
Maker
(artist)
1820-1882
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
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
Keywords
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.
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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