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Two diagrams of a man sitting and reading

Maker

(artist)
1724-1806

(lithographer)

(publisher)

Title

Two diagrams of a man sitting and reading

Date of Production

1862

Medium

lithograph
printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 31.7 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.8595.9

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords









Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: PLATE, 5. //

Inscription: George Stubbs, delt. //

Inscription: Day&Son Lithrs. to the Queen. //

Inscription: London. Published by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen. 6. Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. //

Inscription: G. STUBBS //

Inscription: (French) //

Stamp: M2 //

Inscription: Figure 1. Figure 2. //

Inscription: By observing the figure No.. 1 with reference to the triangle you will discover that nothing is in its place compared with Figure No. 2. _ The position / of the feet of the figure and the legs of the stool will show how absurdly out of perspective a drawing may be for want of care in finding the relative places / of things: the movement or attitude of figure No. 1 is also entirely wrong for the same reason and a due regard to the direction & general curves of lines: //

Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //

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