Sheet of Studies for Home
Artist
Sir Joseph Noel Paton
(Scottish, 1821-1901)
CultureScottish
Dateca. 1855-56
MediumGraphite on paper
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 61 cm)
InscribedOn verso: Scraps for Home
Credit LineGift of Ben Elwes, Fine Art, London
Object number2006.5.2
Not on view
DescriptionGraphite on paper. Preliminary sketches for the three figures in Sir Joseph Noel Paton's painting of _Home_, ca. 1855-56. The verso also contains a figurative composition unrelated to Home; it depicts a male figure kneeling over a female figure reclining on a bed.ProvenancePrivate English collection; Ben Elwes, London, 2006; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, gift of Ben Elwes, Fine Art, London, 2006
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