Three female figures seen from the back, one carrying a jar on her head

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Title: Three female figures seen from the back, one carrying a jar on her head [Drawing]
Inscriptions: Inscription in lower left corner, in pen and brown ink; on the old mount, in pen and brown ink: 'Maturino / Born 1490 Died 1527'; in graphite: '57'; verso: '88'

Collation: 1 drawing : pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white gouache, on beige paper (laid down) ; 272 x 186 mm

Provenance: West, Benjamin 1738-1820 peintre américain; Lawrence, Thomas 1769-1830 peintre et portraitiste; Abbott, Francis 1801-1893 art collector; Benjamin West (1738-1820), London; Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), London; F. Abbott (Edinburgh), his sale, Brussels (Fiévez) 22-23 November 1922, lot 88

Note: On the old mount, in modern handwriting, in graphite: 'From Benjamin Wests and Sir T. Lawrences collections (1769-1830) / B.W. Benjamin West (1738-1820) peintre d'histoire'

Copy (note): Blindstamps of Benjamin West (Lugt 419), Thomas Lawrence (Lugt 2445) and F. Abbott (Lugt 970); on mount: blindstamp of F. Abbott

Form/genre

ISBD: See ISBD format; Three female figures seen from the back, one carrying a jar on her head [Drawing]. - [s.a.]. - 1 drawing : pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white gouache, on beige paper (laid down) ; 272 x 186 mm. - On the old mount, in modern handwriting, in graphite: 'From Benjamin Wests and Sir T. Lawrences collections (1769-1830) / B.W. Benjamin West (1738-1820) peintre d'histoire'. - Blindstamps of Benjamin West (Lugt 419), Thomas Lawrence (Lugt 2445) and F. Abbott (Lugt 970); on mount: blindstamp of F. Abbott.