A seated old woman, asleep Sketch of an old woman asleep, with a hat on her lap
Draughtsman: Downman, John
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
Bequeathed 1960.
Height: 350 mm
Width: 246 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Production date: circa AD 1800 : Probable dates
Sketch verso is probably not by Downman.
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Recto: black and red chalk with stump on paper, lined verso: black chalk and stump
Accession number: PD.142-1961
Primary reference Number: 15117
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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