A composition study

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George Frederic Watts, R.A. (1817-1904)
A composition study
inscribed 'Figures Drawn In pencil by Watts 1847' (lower left centre), and with further inscriptions 'drawn at Basle 1847' on labels attached to the reverse)
pencil
10 x 16½in. (25.4 x 41.9cm.)

Provenance

Judge William Evans.

Exhibited

London, Goupil Gallery, A Collection of Oil Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings formed by the late William Evans, Judge of the Mid-Wales County Circuit, 1918, no.233.

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Lot Essay

An early drawing executed in the year Watts returned to England after four years of study in Italy. Judge Evans formed a remarkable collection of modern British and French paintings and drawings. For an assessment, see Charles Aitken's preface to the Goupil Gallery exhibition.

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