Study of a female figure, standing (recto)
Study of a park (verso)
Maker
(artist)
1684-1721
1684-1721
Title
Study of a female figure, standing (recto)
Study of a park (verso)
Study of a park (verso)
Date of Production
1709 - 1713
Medium
red chalk with black ink framing lines (recto), red chalk with intrusive remnants of white adhesive from having been formerly laid down (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 12.8 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1978.PG.418
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
T. Grange (according to an unclear note in Seilern's hand - is this the collector T.P. Grange?); acquired from him by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Count Antoine Seilern, London (1901-1978), 23 November 1964 (£1,200); Princes Gate Bequest 1978
Exhibition History
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 06/01/1968-03/03/1968
Literature
Rosenberg, Pierre and Louis-Antoine Prat, Antoine Watteau, 1684-1721: catalogue raisonné des dessins, Milan 1996
vol. 1, no. 28 on p. 50
ill. on p. 51 (recto and verso)
dated 1709-10
Grasselli, Margaret Morgan, 'Eighteen Drawings by Antoine Watteau: A Chronological Study' in 'Master Drawings', Summer 1993 - pp. 103-27; 31, 2
no. 6 on pp. 111-12
fig. 8 (recto), fig. 10 (verso)
dated c. 1712-13
Grasselli, Margaret Morgan, The drawings of Antoine Watteau: stylistic development and problems of chronology, Ann Arbor 1987
pp. 230-31, 463, no. 84
figs. 269 and 270 ...More
Seilern, Count Antoine, Recent Acquisitions at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7, London 1971; VI
no. 418
pls. XXIXa and b
dated 1712 or slightly earlier
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1967-1968 ...Less
vol. 1, no. 28 on p. 50
ill. on p. 51 (recto and verso)
dated 1709-10
Grasselli, Margaret Morgan, 'Eighteen Drawings by Antoine Watteau: A Chronological Study' in 'Master Drawings', Summer 1993 - pp. 103-27; 31, 2
no. 6 on pp. 111-12
fig. 8 (recto), fig. 10 (verso)
dated c. 1712-13
Grasselli, Margaret Morgan, The drawings of Antoine Watteau: stylistic development and problems of chronology, Ann Arbor 1987
pp. 230-31, 463, no. 84
figs. 269 and 270 ...More
Seilern, Count Antoine, Recent Acquisitions at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7, London 1971; VI
no. 418
pls. XXIXa and b
dated 1712 or slightly earlier
France in the eighteenth century, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1967-1968 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper right corner, fragment: edge of a circle, too fragmentary to see what it might contain.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.uk. Find out more about using and licensing our images.
____________________________