Study for a portrait - female figure sacrificing
Maker
(artist)
1734-1802
1734-1802
Title
Study for a portrait - female figure sacrificing
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink on laid paper; left centre edge made up
Dimensions
Height: 18.1 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.WF.4592
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Fund, purchase, 1952 (July)
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Colnaghi (London); purchased there by the Courtauld Institute in July 1952 via the Witt Fund for £16
Exhibition History
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
Literature
Alex Kidson, George Romney: A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings (Yale University Press: New Haven & London, 2015)
p. 612-4
no. 1380
Refers to potential associated finished painting, Miss Elizabeth Warren as Hebe
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
cat. no. 55
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 42
p. 612-4
no. 1380
Refers to potential associated finished painting, Miss Elizabeth Warren as Hebe
Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
cat. no. 55
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 42
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, right centre: imperial crown surmounted by a cross, above letters: "GR" (often seen, e.g., as countermark to Pro Patria).
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite, faded: "Every_".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: lower right, graphite, faded: "Every_".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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