Skip to main content

Two seated nudes: PD.62-1978

An image of Drawing
View image details Mirador icon - view image Mirador deep zoom IIIF Manifest IIIF Manifest Slow looking

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Drawing
An image of Drawing
Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two seated nudes
Architectural drawing

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rodin, Auguste

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Anonymous collector (Property of a Lady); Sotheby, Sale, 17 February 1950, lot 45; bt. A.S.F Gow (£28)

Measurements and weight

Height: 162 mm
Width: 229 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1978-02-09) by Gow, A. S. F.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A.R.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Sotheby 17th Feb 1950, lot 45
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: MS

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.62-1978
Primary reference Number: 6750

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Two seated nudes" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6750 Accessed: 2025-12-05 08:07:28

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6750 |title=Two seated nudes |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 08:07:28|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-6750

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp67/PD_62_1978_CE.jpg"
        alt="Two seated nudes"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Two seated nudes</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo