FDA-D.443-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.443-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Study of a Man's Head, for 'The Tempest' [recto]; Nude Study [verso]
Whiteley
Whiteley
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
collection
collection
Other number
MFW 30
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 359mm
width (actual size): 367mm
width (actual size): 367mm
Inscription
Stamped with the collector's mark of Alfred de Pass, three stars below a crown; inscribed on verso: 'Study of Head / in / Tempest'
Materials & techniques note
Pencil and wash, the paper is watermarked
Production
Person
Romney, George, 1734 - 1802 (Artist)
Date
1788-1789
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Alfred de Pass; by whom bequeathed to the Royal Institution of Cornwall; by whom sold through Christie's, 22 February 1966 (presumed to be Lot 33); from whom purchased by Agnew's; with Alister Mathews, Bournemouth; from whom purchased by Martin Whiteley; by whom bequeathed to Eton College
Exhibited: 'A Genius for Watercolour', Christie’s, London, 6 to 24 January 2003, (catalogue number 24); 'Humphrey Ocean: Fresh as Paint', The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 9 June to 30 October 2022, catalogue number 4
Exhibited: 'A Genius for Watercolour', Christie’s, London, 6 to 24 January 2003, (catalogue number 24); 'Humphrey Ocean: Fresh as Paint', The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 9 June to 30 October 2022, catalogue number 4
Previous ownership
Whiteley, Martin F, 1930 - 1984: Bequeathed to Eton by Martin Whiteley
References
• Wilcox, T., A Genius for Watercolour; Watercolours from the Eton College Collection, Christie's exhibition catalogue, London, 2003 (No. 24, p. 33)
• Ryan, H., Hidden Treasures, W.S. Fine Art exhibition catalogue, 2010 (No. 7, p. 24-25)
• Ryan, H., Hidden Treasures, W.S. Fine Art exhibition catalogue, 2010 (No. 7, p. 24-25)
