Classical ruins with figures
Maker
Cornelis Buys (artist)
1746-1826
1746-1826
Title
Classical ruins with figures
Date of Production
1775
Medium
red chalk, graphite, pen and grey and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 31.5 cm
Width: 23.3 cm
Width: 23.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1066
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Corinthian order
Provenance
William Esdaile, London (1758-1837), L.2617; E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3.5); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617). Verso: lower left corner, brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617) followed by inscription transcribed above; lower right edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "Corn= Búÿs F 1775". Verso: centre, graphite: "210"; lower left edge, brown ink, William Esdaile's hand: "WE P22N111"; lower centre, graphite, unclear: "5 oag 13 d / br- 9 1/2 //"; lower right, graphite: "9901".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617). Verso: lower left corner, brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617) followed by inscription transcribed above; lower right edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: "Corn= Búÿs F 1775". Verso: centre, graphite: "210"; lower left edge, brown ink, William Esdaile's hand: "WE P22N111"; lower centre, graphite, unclear: "5 oag 13 d / br- 9 1/2 //"; lower right, graphite: "9901".
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