Design
Drawing
ca. 1778-1780 (made)
ca. 1778-1780 (made)
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Female artist wearing a headscarf seated on a stone bench with a large drawing pad and paint brush. She is drawing a male nude sculpture which stands on a plinth to her right. Books and papers lie on the floor.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Grisaille sketch, oil on paper |
| Brief description | Angelica Kauffmann, one of four grisaille sketches for the four oval panels in the ceiling of the entrance hall of Burlington House, London. |
| Physical description | Female artist wearing a headscarf seated on a stone bench with a large drawing pad and paint brush. She is drawing a male nude sculpture which stands on a plinth to her right. Books and papers lie on the floor. |
| Dimensions | Ovals, average size 8 ¾ x 11 inches (from catalogue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod |
| Object history | These sketches bear the collector’s mark of the Earl of Warwick (1818-1893), (Lugt 2600) and were sold, with incorrect titles, as Lot no. 196 in the Warwick Sale at Christie’s 20-21 May 1896. The paintings were executed originally for the Lecture Room f the Royal Academy at Somerset House and were later transferred to the ceiling of the library at the National Gallery during the Royal Academy’s tenancy there. They were placed in their present position in the hall of Burlington House in 1899. Colouring E.863-1948 Composition E.864-1948 Invention E.865-1948 Design E.866-1948 |
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| Accession number | E.866-1948 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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