Study for 'Captive Andromache': Female Figure

Drawing details

Title: Study for 'Captive Andromache': Female Figure
Date: c.1888
Media: Black and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions: 26.5 x 19.9 cm
Location: Manchester Art Gallery
Picture credit: Manchester City Art Galleries
Reference number: 1977.166

Description

Left of sheet: full-length study for the female figure holding a pitcher, to the far left of the painting 'Captive Andromache' (c.1888, Manchester Art Gallery). The drapery is similar, but not identical to that in the final painting. Upper right of sheet: full-length study of a standing female figure, facing to the right. The right hand rests on the right hip, the left hand rests on a surface at hip height. The figure stands with their weight on the right leg and is in classical dress. A pitcher rests on the ground, just to the left of the figure. Lower right of sheet: full-length study for the female figure holding a pitcher, to the far left of the painting 'Captive Andromache' (c.1888, Manchester Art Gallery'. This study is very similar to the study to the left of the sheet, although it is smaller and the figure wears a simpler dress. 

Provenance

Purchased from Julian Hartnoll (dealer) by Manchester City Art Gallery (now Manchester Art Gallery) in 1977. 

Exhibition history

• 19 November 1978 to 07 January 1979, 'Victorian High Renaissance', Manchester City Art Gallery (now Manchester Art Gallery)