drawing
- Museum number
- 1937,0410.1
- Description
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Reading; interior of a room, woman sitting in profile to right, head turned slightly to front, holding and reading a book, child standing next to her, window at centre in background. 1865
Brush drawing in grey wash, heightened with white; on brown paper
- Production date
- 1865
- Dimensions
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Height: 198 millimetres
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Width: 139 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1969, BM, 'Royal Academy Draughtsmen 1769-1969', no.205
- Acquisition date
- 1937
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
In the Reports to the Trustees for 2 April 1937, the Keeper of Prints and Drawings, Arthur Hind, reported that he had secured this drawing with others for the Department at the Sydney Morse sale and L G Esmond Morse offered to present this drawing and thr
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1937,0410.1