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Exterior of an imaginary palace

Maker

(artist)
1700-1799

Formerly attributed to
Alfonso Parigi, II (artist)
1606-1656

Title

Exterior of an imaginary palace

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

pen and grey ink, grey wash, with added pen and brown ink and black chalk lines, on brown-prepared laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 17 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1390

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





Provenance

possibly in anonymous sale, Christie's (London), 23 July 1920, lot 11; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 16 March 1923 (£4.3); Witt Bequest 1952 See long description for a note about the provenance.

Exhibition History

catalogue untraced, Oxford Arts Club, 1924

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Verso (backing sheet), centre: three stacked circles topped by a crown, a kidney-shape in the top circle, letter “M” in middle circle, letter “R” in bottom circle (no matches in Heawood or Briquet).

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

Inscription: Recto: upper left edge, brown ink: “3”. Verso (backing sheet): lower left, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A2569.”.

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