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Perspective design of a coffered ceiling - perhaps for Melchet Court

Maker

(artist)
1818-1875

Title

Perspective design of a coffered ceiling - perhaps for Melchet Court

Date of Production

(circa?) 1868

Medium

graphite and touches of light brown wash on wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 32.1 cm
Width: 42 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1343

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




coffered ceilings
coffers (ceiling components)

Label Text

This ceiling design has been associated with the contribution of the British sculptor, painter, and designer, Alfred Stevens, to Melchet Court in Hampshire (c. 1868). His experience as a sculptor is revealed through the skilful use of linear perspective and measured proportions, as they serve to create an illusion of depth while convincingly conveying the volume and materiality of the coffers.

Provenance

Thomas Esmond Lowinsky, London (1892-1947); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 24 November 1937; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 24 January 1938 (£5, at same time purchased D.1952.RW.1805 and 2715); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Special Display - The Grid, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/01/2012-28/05/2012

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 47

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso: upper centre edge, graphite: "Jap".

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