id:			150463
accession number:	1981.29
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.29
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:47.625000

A Portrait of Welby Sherman Asleep in a Chair, 1828. George Richmond (British, 1809–1896). Graphite with touches of watercolor; sheet: 16 x 13.2 cm (6 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Greene by exchange 1981.29

title:				A Portrait of Welby Sherman Asleep in a Chair
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creation date:			1828
creation date earliest:		1828
creation date latest:		1828
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Greene by exchange
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	graphite with touches of watercolor
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - British
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* George Richmond (British, 1809–1896)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 16 x 13.2 cm (6 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
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	description:	vellum
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	inscribed, in graphite, at lower margin: Welby Sherman / May 16th as he may be seen after dniner / 1828; inscribed in graphite, on verso, upper half of sheet: From Mrs. Hartley's Scrap-Book
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1981
	opening date:   1982-02-17T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1981</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

	title:		National Schools of Style
	opening date:   1983-06-14T04:00:00
	<i>National Schools of Style</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).

	title:		The Birth and Flowering of British Romantic Art
	opening date:   1990-05-01T04:00:00
	<i>The Birth and Flowering of British Romantic Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-July 22, 1990).

	title:		British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art 
	opening date:   2013-02-10T00:00:00
	<i>British Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art </i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-May 26, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Miriam Hartley (great-great-grandaughter of the artist)
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	(Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London)
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	(Shaunagh Fitzgerald, Ltd., London)
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	Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Greene, Cleveland, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1981-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lister, Raymond. <em>George Richmond: A Critical Biography</em>. London: Robin Garton, 1981.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 17-18, no. 7
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	Lemonedes, Heather. <em>British Drawings: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Exh. Cat. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 74-75, 148, no. 23; Reproduced: p. 75
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IMAGES

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