Study of an Elderly Woman for "Disobedience Discovered"

c. 1797

James Ward

Artist, British, 1769 - 1859

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • 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.)

  • Accession

    1985.1.64

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1987

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

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64580730

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