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George Romney
1734-1802
John Howard Visiting a Prison
ca. 1780-1785
Pen and black ink and wash over graphite.
12 3/4 x 21 inches (324 x 533 mm)
Thaw Collection.
2017.225
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Inscription:
Illegible collector's stamp in lower right corner.
Watermark: Coat of arms with three five-pointed stars inside, surmounted by a crown (cf. Heawood 687, 824: both Venice, 1784).
Provenance:
Galerie de Bayser, Paris; Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw, New York.
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Watermarks (Paper) Coat of arms with three five-pointed stars surmounted by a crown. rbpap
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Bibliography:
Thaw Catalogue Raisonné, 2017, no. 341, repr.
The Thaw collection of master drawings : acquisitions since 2002. New York : Morgan Library & Museum, 2009, no. 21, repr.
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