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The Face that Nature Paints

The Face that Nature Paints

Artist: George Moutard Woodward (British, ca. 1760-1809)
Date: late 1700s
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/8 x 6 5/8 in. (232 x 169mm)
Inner image: 8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (210 x 163mm)
Medium: Pen and ink, color wash
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Edward T. Hill
Object number: 2002.17
DescriptionA pen and ink, color wash drawing on cream wove paper. Written in pencil on the bottom of mat: George Montard [sometimes published as Moutard] Woodward 1760-1809, signed & inscribed. Also on recto in pen: G.M. Woodward, Delin, [meaning delineavit or has drawn it], "The Face that Nature paints". On verso in pencil: NYC USA, Old Print Shop, 18/10/68; and at bottom of verso: HTP 35 (circled).
A pen and ink, color wash drawing on cream wove paper. Written in pencil on the bottom of mat: George Montard [sometimes published as Moutard] Woodward 1760-1809, signed & inscribed. Also on recto in pen: G.M. Woodward, Delin, [meaning delineavit or has drawn it], "The Face that Nature paints". On verso in pencil: NYC USA, Old Print Shop, 18/10/68; and at bottom of verso: HTP 35 (circled).
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