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Study of man's torso in contemporary dress

Maker

(artist)
1713-1784

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1701-1779

Title

Study of man's torso in contemporary dress

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

black and white chalk on blue laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 20.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.906

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

E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (6 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 38

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso: lower centre edge, graphite, Witt number and old attribution: "906 Hudson".

Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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