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Inscription; Sketch: PD.404-1995.f.1

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Inscription; Sketch
Inscription

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Romney, George

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: By descent to the artist's grand-daughter, Elizabeth Romney, her sale, Christie's, 24-25 May 1894; Sir John and Lady Witt, their sale, Sotheby's, 19 February 1987, lot 91; private collection; Sotheby's, 10 July 1995, lot 124, bt. Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox

Legal notes

Through Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1995) by Anonymous

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Size Height 87 mm Width 162 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ...? / Gum ... (?) / Prints f__ R__
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Gra ... (?) of M (scored out) Wemc...?
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Inscription present: monogram collector's stamp: no. 646a (Lugt supplement) - J.C. Witt

  • Text: J.C.W
  • Location: Recto, lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink stamp
  • Text: (long inscription)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.404-1995.f.1
Primary reference Number: 13281
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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