Two Pencil Studies of a Seated Nude Couple, possibly a Study for 'Paolo and Francesca'

drawing height: 23 cm
drawing width: 18.6 cm
mountheight40.9mountwidth30.6

Two Pencil Studies of a Seated Nude Couple, possibly a Study for 'Paolo and Francesca'; in the centre of the page a large study of the subject with the female figure seated on the left resting against the male figure seated on the right; both figures looking at each other; the female figure has proper left foot under proper right knee and the male figure has proper right ankle on proper left knee; in the top left corner a less detailed thumbnail sketch of the same subject; and to the right a thumbnail sketch of the male figure's head; group compositions of two seated nude figures for the literary subject