Seated Lady, reading; facing left Figure Reading: PD.64-1959

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Seated Lady, reading; facing left Figure Reading

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill

Entities

Drawing

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Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1959) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton

Dating

19th century
1871 - 1873

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Materials used in production

Black chalk
Charcoal

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( brown)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Charcoal and black chalk on brown paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: together with PD.65-1959 and PD.68-1959

Text: WX / WS / W / set of 3
Location: Frame, verso
Method of creation: MS label, ink

Text: Henry J. Murcott Picture frame Manufactory, 16, Hanover Street, Long Acre WC
Location: Frame, verso
Method of creation: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Songs on Stone: James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.64-1959
Primary reference Number: 14356
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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