Classical nudes

Details

Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)
Classical nudes
pencil, grey and brown ink and grey wash
5½ x 8 in. (14 x 20.3)

Provenance

Victor Winthrop Newman (L. 2540).
Moris Simons, New York, circa 1925 and by descent.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 30 November 2000, lot 211.

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Sale room notice

Please note it has been suggested that the subject matter of the present drawing is Diana and Callisto.

Lot Essay

The present watercolour was in the collection of Victor Winthrop Newman (b.1860); an artist, illustrator and passionate watercolour collector. He collected both Old Master and modern drawings. His collection including 85 of his English drawings was sold at the Anderson Galleries, New York, in 1920. It has been suggested that the subject matter may be Diana and Callisto.

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