A Woman Reclining in the Forest | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2002.137
People: George Romney, British (Dalton-in-Furness, Lancs 1734 - 1802 Kendal, Cumbria)
Title: A Woman Reclining in the Forest
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Iphigenia Waking
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/142507

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Black ink and black and gray wash over graphite on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: 39 x 50.8 cm (15 3/8 x 20 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Spink-Leger Pictures, London, 1998, 2002.
Christie's, London, sale at Christie's, 2002. Sale, June 6, 2002, lot 16, repr. (bought in).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the Jeffrey E. Horvitz Foundation and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year: 2002
Object Number: 2002.137
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Master Drawings 17th to 20th Century, auct. cat., Spink-Leger Pictures (London, 1998), cat. no. 20, repr.

Exhibition History

Master Drawings 17th to 20th Century, Spink-Leger Pictures, London, 06/01/1998 - 07/31/1998

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2002.137: A Woman Reclining in the Forest