Composition

The drawing on the verso is one of several studies for the rosettes on the dress in Symphony in Flesh Colour and Pink: Portrait of Mrs Frances Leyland [YMSM 106].

r.: Nude standing, Private Collection

The drawing on the recto of r.: Nude standing; v.: Designs for rosettes on Mrs Leyland's dress [M.0439], and on the verso of r.: Elizabeth Dawson in profile; v.: A nude leaning against a rail [M.0440], Nude standing [M.0443] and r.: A nude with a parasol; v.: A nude leaning against a rail [M.0445] are among many studies or variations on this nude figure.