Drapery Study for "Mary and Elizabeth Royall"

c. 1758

John Singleton Copley

Associated Names
John Singleton Copley

Artist, American, 1738 - 1815

The image shows a pencil sketch of draped fabric with various folds and creases. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray and charcoal on a neutral background. The fabric cascades from the top right to the bottom left, creating shadows and highlights.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Robert Witt [1872-1952], London, 1941 (Lugt Supp.2228b); John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; acquired 1980 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 1.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 2126

Markings

lower right verso stamped in black ink: RMW

Wikidata ID

Q64584135

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