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A lady, seen from behind: PD.112-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A lady, seen from behind

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Watteau, Jean Antoine

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Notes

History note: Miss James; Sale, Christie's, 1891, no. 322; A. Fauchier-Magnar; Sale, Sotheby's, 4 December 1935, lot 68 (reprod.), bt. Louis C.G. Clarke

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960, received 1961

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 136 mm Width 80 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Sanguine chalk and traces of black chalk on paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.112-1961
Primary reference Number: 6839
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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

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