Figure Studies [verso]

Valentine Cameron Prinsep

Associated Names
Valentine Cameron Prinsep

Artist, British, 1838 - 1904

The pencil sketch shows several figures positioned at varying levels of detail. One figure in the foreground is half-visible, in a sitting or leaning position, with minimal facial features. Two figures are standing above this foreground figure, wearing long flowing garments and facing each other closely. More figures are roughly sketched to the left, with one standing. The sketch is rough, with mainly outlines and light shading. The background is blank.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.4 x 25.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.136.b

Associated Artworks

The image is a pencil sketch of two women standing close together. Both women are facing forward, one slightly turned to the side. Their heads are depicted with light strokes. The woman on the left has wavy hair, while the woman on the right has straight hair ending above her shoulders. They wear long dresses with high waists and puffed sleeves. The background is plain, with no visible jewelry or objects.

Study of Two Young Women [recto]

Valentine Cameron Prinsep

1838

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(J.S. Maas & Co. Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1976-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: Drawn by Prinsep / bought at his House Sale / Regents Park.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: [8P]75/[8]7

Wikidata ID

Q64633439

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