Study of hands for woman with children: study for The Martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer
Study of hands for woman with children: study for The Martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer

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Study of hands for woman with children: study for The Martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer,

1855

Sir George Hayter, 1792–1871; born and died London, England
x1984-394

Information

Title
Study of hands for woman with children: study for The Martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer
Dates

1855

Maker
Sir George Hayter
Medium
Graphite with white chalk highlights
Dimensions
22.8 x 17.3 cm (9 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George L. Small, Class of 1943
Object Number
x1984-394
Signatures
Inscribed, signed, and dated in graphite, center: ulna 9 | L.T.| G.H. Augt.31. 55
Inscription
in graphite, upper center: humerus | 12 in
Culture
British
Type
studies (visual works), drawings
Materials
graphite, paper (fiber product), chalk
Subject
children (people by age group), hands, arms, women

Gift of George L. Small

Hands of Woman with Children

Album containing 99 original drawings and 87 architecture, portrait, and costume studies of a documentary nature for the paintings Latimer Preaching at Paul's Cross and The Martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer.

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