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Study of a Windblown Lady

Artist Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)

CultureEnglish

Date18th century

MediumChalk on paper

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (24.1 x 19.4 cm)

InscribedInscribed in brown ink lower right corner with the artist's monogram and numbered in pen upper right corner, "30". Stamped on the verso with Platt's collector's mark (Lugt 750a) and inscribed in pencil by him, "E. 136 Sir Joshua reynolds Weyhe 1935."

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number50.48.43

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DescriptionDrawing of black chalk on paper of a woman with her skirts and hair blowing to the side.
ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition History"Master Drawings from the Chrysler Museum," Small Changing Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, February 26 - April 23, 1989. "Special Exhibition," Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Fall 1989. Published ReferencesEric M. Zafran. _One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. Chrysler Museum. 1979. No. 51, p. 23.