Study for 'Captive Andromache': Drapery for Female Figure

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Drawing details

Title: Study for 'Captive Andromache': Drapery for Female Figure
Date: c.1888
Media: Black and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions: 34.5 x 23.2 cm
Location: Manchester Art Gallery
Picture credit: Manchester City Art Galleries
Reference number: 1978.318

Description

Full-length drapery study for the female figure leaning into the well to the far right of the painting 'Captive Andromache' (c.1888, Manchester Art Gallery). The left arm of the figure is also indicated. 

Provenance

Purchased from Christopher Newall (dealer and art historian) by Manchester City Art Gallery (now Manchester Art Gallery) in 1978. 

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