George Romney
1734-1802
John Howard Visiting a Prison
ca. 1780-1785
12 3/4 x 21 inches (324 x 533 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash over graphite.
2017.225
Thaw Collection.
Inscriptions/Markings
Illegible collector's stamp in lower right corner.
Watermark: Coat of arms with three five-pointed stars inside, surmounted by a crown (cf. Heawood 687, 824: both Venice, 1784).
Watermark: Coat of arms with three five-pointed stars inside, surmounted by a crown (cf. Heawood 687, 824: both Venice, 1784).
Associated names
Watermarks (Paper) Coat of arms with three five-pointed stars surmounted by a crown. rbpap
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Bibliography
Thaw Catalogue Raisonné, 2017, no. 341, repr.
The Thaw collection of master drawings : acquisitions since 2002. New York : Morgan Library & Museum, 2009, no. 21, repr.
The Thaw collection of master drawings : acquisitions since 2002. New York : Morgan Library & Museum, 2009, no. 21, repr.
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Century Drawings
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