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Design

1840-3 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Alfred Stevens (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

Various pen and and faint pencil drawings on fine thin paper including one depicting a seated female nude supporting a column. Stamped by the Stannus Collection and marked with a number 9 (encircled) in the top left hand corner of the sheet. There is also a watermark of a bugle set in a decorative shield.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Design
Materials and techniques
Pen and pencil on fine thin paper
Paper
Pen
Pencil
Drawing
Brief description
Various pen and ink drawings on fine thin paper by Alfred Stevens, including one depicting a seated female nude supporting a column. Great Britain, ca. 1840-3.
Physical description
Various pen and and faint pencil drawings on fine thin paper including one depicting a seated female nude supporting a column. Stamped by the Stannus Collection and marked with a number 9 (encircled) in the top left hand corner of the sheet. There is also a watermark of a bugle set in a decorative shield.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.8cm
  • Width: 17.6cm
Dimensions taken from Romney Towndrow, Kenneth, The Works of Alfred Stevens at the Tate Gallery. London: Published by the Tate Gallery Trustees, 1950.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Stamped by the Stannus Collection in the bottom right of the page.
  • Marked with a number 9 (encircled) in the top left hand corner of the page.
Credit line
Gifted from the Tate Gallery, date of receipt 11th October 1974. Gift refers to objects E.21 to 380-1975.
Subjects depicted
Female Nude
Column
Bibliographic reference
Romney Towndrow, Kenneth. The Works of Alfred Stevens at the Tate Gallery. London: Published by the Tate Gallery Trustees, 1950.
Other number
N.G. No. 5816 - National Gallery number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.365-1975

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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