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Portrait of Fanny Kemble
Maker
1812-1870
After
(artist)
1769-1830
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Medium
Papermaker's mark: Recto, upper left corner, blindstamped: an oval with a painter's palette surrounded by "TURNBULLS CRAYON BOARD".
Dimensions
Width: 29.8 cm
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Label Text
This pencil drawing dates from early in Curnock’s career and is a copy of Thomas Lawrence’s 1829 portrait of the celebrated actress Fanny Kemble (1809-1893). The Lawrence portrait was reproduced as a lithograph (some impressions of which are hand-coloured) and was widely copied. It appears that Curnock worked from an uncoloured impression of the lithograph to make this copy. The draughtsmanship is meticulous and delicate and the drawing most likely served as an exercise for the young artist, who worked in a similar style to Lawrence.
Provenance
Inscriptions
Inscription: Verso: right centre edge, graphite: "James Curnock 1838 / 58". Inside aperture mount (removed and now missing, recorded in acquisition report): graphite: “James Curnock (1812-1870) after Lawrence”.
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