id:			150463
accession number:	1981.29
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.29
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:16.296000

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
current location:		
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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support materials:

	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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	remark:		

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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 (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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fun fact:
Both George Richmond and Welby Sherman belonged to a group of artists who called themselves the Ancients, who looked to the Middle Ages for inspiration and celebrated the divine in nature.

digital description:
George Richmond’s study of his friend, the dozing artist, Welby Sherman, was endearingly inscribed, "As he may be seen after dinner." Dressed in a cravat and jacket and seated in a hard-backed chair, Sherman has momentarily drifted off, perhaps during a lull in friendly conversation. Minute touches of black wash define the bridge of his nose, eyelashes, and brow, and exquisitely subtle graphite hatching expresses the soft curves of the youthful sitter’s features. Touches of pink wash on the lips and cheek breathe life into the figure.

wall description:
Richmond’s study of his friend, the dozing artist, Welby Sherman, was endearingly inscribed, "As he may be seen after dinner." Dressed in a cravat and jacket and seated in a hard-backed chair, Sherman has momentarily drifted off, perhaps during a lull in friendly conversation. Minute touches of black wash define the bridge of his nose, eyelashes, and brow, and exquisitely subtle graphite hatching expresses the soft curves of the youthful sitter’s features. Touches of pink wash on the lips and cheek breathe life into the figure.
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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
	url:		

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.29/1981.29_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.29/1981.29_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1981.29/1981.29_full.tif