Sir George Howland Beaumont Ink and Graphite Drawing, Circa 1800

Item Details

Untitled (figure study), circa 1800
Ink and graphite on paper
Unsigned
Fry Gallery label to the verso

Provenance
Sir Francis Beaumont, 12th Baronet
Fry Gallery, Jermyn Street, St. James’s, London

Art patron and painter Sir George Howland Beaumont studied at Eton College under landscape artist Alexander Cozens (British, 1717-1786). In addition to collecting works by Old Masters, he frequently exhibited his own work at the Royal Academy from 1794 to 1825. His work has been collected by multiple institutions including the National Gallery (London) and the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery (Leicester). Beaumont is celebrated as an important patron who instigated the creation of the National Gallery by offering part of his collection to the government, on the condition that they would be stored in a suitable location. The following year, in response to Beaumont’s donation and request, the government bought the Angerstein collection, or the nucleus of what would become the gallery, which was officially opened in 1824.

Condition

- bleeding and discoloration to the ink; foxing marks to the lower left and to the right edge; toning to paper; chips throughout the frame particularly to the corners; nicks and minor marks to the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 6.0" W x 3.5" H.

Item #

ITMG180339