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drawing
;
album
Object Type
drawing
album
Museum number
1967,1014.181.155
Description
Study for a portrait of Miss Colville. 1778 Charcoal, touched with red and black chalk
Producer name
Drawn by:
John Downman
School/style
British
Production date
1778
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
171 millimetres
Width:
125 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
This drawing is in Volume 4 of the Third Series of Downman's 'First Sketches of Portraits of distinguished persons'. For further details see 1936,1116.27.1. Either side of this study are two portraits of her mother, Mrs Colville (1967,1014.181.154 and 156).
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Miss Colville
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Eric Millar
(Bought from Lady Longmore, 13 April 1944.)
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Isabella Chloë Benjamin
(Sold to Neville c.1825)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Hon George Neville
(Butleigh Court, nr. Glastonbury)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Mrs Agnes Maitland
(Inherited from Neville)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Lady Longmore
(Inherited from her mother Mrs Maitland. Sold to Millar 13 April 1944.)
Acquisition date
1967
Acquisition notes
See Jane Munro, 'John Downman 1750-1824', exhibition catalogue, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, p.77.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1967,1014.181.155