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

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Titles

Inscription; Sketch
Inscription

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Romney, George

Entities

Inscription

Categories

Sketchbook

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

Materials used in production

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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