Sir David Wilkie
1785-1841
Hand with the Palm Exposed
1836
9 9/16 x 11 7/8 inches (242 x 302 mm)
Black chalk and stump, with red and white chalk, on light brown-gray paper.
1960.6
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
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Watermark: none.
One of six studies for "Napoleon and Pope Pius VII at Fontainbleau in 1813", 1836, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
One of six studies for "Napoleon and Pope Pius VII at Fontainbleau in 1813", 1836, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.
Associated names
Lowinsky, Thomas, former owner.
Coats, J., former owner.
Coats, J., former owner.
Bibliography
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 177.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Tenth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1960, p. 66-68.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Tenth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1960, p. 66-68.
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