Study of an Elderly Woman for "Disobedience Discovered", c. 1797

Not on View

Medium

black chalk with gray wash and white heightening on blue-green prepared paper

Dimensions

Overall: 24.2 x 18.2 cm (9 1/2 x 7 3/16 in.)
support: 30.6 x 24.2 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Julius S. Held Collection

Accession Number

1985.1.64

Artists / Makers

James Ward (artist) British, 1769 - 1859

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left in black ink: J.W.; lower right in black ink: D.L.; center verso in black ink: Chora Wallace / Study from Nature; center verso in blue ink: John Best (?) Br.149; lower center verso in graphite: No 23 12 x 18

Provenance

Max A. Goldstein (Lugt 2824). Julius S. Held [1905-2002]; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Held, Julius S., Professor

Exhibition History

1987: English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987-1988, no cat.