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Sir David Wilkie
1785-1841
Hand with the Palm Exposed
1836
Black chalk and stump, with red and white chalk, on light brown-gray paper.
9 9/16 x 11 7/8 inches (242 x 302 mm)
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
1960.6
Notes: 

Watermark: none.
One of six studies for "Napoleon and Pope Pius VII at Fontainbleau in 1813", 1836, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.

Provenance: 
Thomas E. Lowinsky; J. Coats.
Associated names: 

Lowinsky, Thomas, 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.

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Wilkie, David, Sir
School: 
British
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints