Two studies of hands
Maker
(artist)
1741-1811
1741-1811
Title
Two studies of hands
Date of Production
(1 February) 1793
Medium
graphite and watercolour on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Width: 18.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1955.WF.4608
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Fund, purchase, 1955
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Witt Fund Purchase 1955
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 47
p. 47
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, on a longer lip jutting from the lower edge, signed and dated: “JS. Feby 1th. 1793”. Verso: upper centre, graphite: “1 plan mount opening 1/4" from drwg / flat 508 narrow backstge [?]”; lower right, graphite: “6 1/2 x 9 ¾”; lower right corner, graphite: “2269”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, on a longer lip jutting from the lower edge, signed and dated: “JS. Feby 1th. 1793”. Verso: upper centre, graphite: “1 plan mount opening 1/4" from drwg / flat 508 narrow backstge [?]”; lower right, graphite: “6 1/2 x 9 ¾”; lower right corner, graphite: “2269”.
Collector's mark: none.
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