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Mrs. Judson: 2314.19

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Mrs. Judson

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Downman, John

Entities

Categories

Description

Laid down on recto of album sheet, surrounded by drawn ink line.

Notes

History note: The artist; Mrs Isabella Chloe Benjamin, the artist's only daughter, sold, 1825; the executors of the late Sir E.F. Coates, Bart, Sale, Sotheby's, 15 February 1922; L.D. Cunliffe

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1937.

Measurements and weight

Height: 197 mm
Width: 153 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938-02-15) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Production date: AD 1779

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk and ?graphite, with stump on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Jo D
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1779
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 19.
  • Location: Album sheet, recto, upper right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Old Mrs Judson. 1779. Original. / on a Visit to my dearest Aunt Hunter.
  • Location: Album sheet, recto, lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2314.19
Primary reference Number: 15342
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mrs. Judson" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15342 Accessed: 2024-11-24 17:38:55

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