William Mulready
1786-1863
Study of a Reclining Female Nude, Head on Right Arm
10 15/16 x 18 3/8 inches (278 x 466 mm)
Black and white chalk on paper.
1983.5
Purchased on the E.J. Rousuck Fund.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Possibly a study made in connection with one of the two scenes of women bathing painted by the artist in 1848 and in the early 1850's.
Possibly a study made in connection with one of the two scenes of women bathing painted by the artist in 1848 and in the early 1850's.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper left and lower right, in black chalk, "247".
Associated names
Powney, Christopher, former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 281.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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