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A seated old woman, asleep: PD.142-1961

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Titles

A seated old woman, asleep
Sketch of an old woman asleep, with a hat on her lap

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Downman, John

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Given by Downman to John Parry of Denbighshire; thence through descent (property of a lady), sale Messrs Puttick and Simpson, Leicester Square, 3 March 1916, lot 318

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960.

Measurements and weight

Height: 350 mm
Width: 246 mm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1800 : Probable dates

Note

Sketch verso is probably not by Downman.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: black and red chalk with stump on paper, lined verso: black chalk and stump

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.142-1961
Primary reference Number: 15117

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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