View of the Arch of Titus, Rome (recto)
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
born 1650
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1604-1682
(artist)
born 1650
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1604-1682
Title
View of the Arch of Titus, Rome (recto)
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour (recto), pen and brown ink, brown wash (verso), on blue laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 cm
Width: 20 cm
Width: 20 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1489
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
General William Dowdeswell (1761-1828) [according to Esdaile's catalogue]; William Esdaile, London (1758-1837), L.2617, 1814; his estate sale, Christie’s (London), 18 - 25 June 1840, probably lot 638 ('A pair of small landscapes; on blue paper, drawn on both sides; from Dowdeswell's Collection'); if correctly identified, purchased there by William Mayor, London (1826-1874); Charles Sackville Bale, London (1791-1880), L.640; Henry Gay Hewlett, Kent (1832-1897); his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 28 - 29 November 1922, lot 26; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£7); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Southampton, 16/02/1970-04/03/1970
The Art of Claude Lorrain, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Hayward Gallery, London, 27/09/1969-14/12/1969
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962 ...More
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Landscape in French Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1949-1950
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
The Art of Claude Lorrain, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Hayward Gallery, London, 27/09/1969-14/12/1969
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962 ...More
French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Landscape in French Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1949-1950
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943 ...Less
Literature
The Art of Claude Lorrain, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1969
cat. no. 101
Roethlisberger, Marcel, 'Drawings around Claude, Part One: A Group of Sixty Grimaldesque Drawings' in 'Master Drawings', Winter 1965; 3, 4
no. 49
as by unknown artist
Illustrated London News, 13 Jan. 1962
Illus. repr. ...More
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 60
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 35
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 71
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 23
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 77
Vasari Society, 1922; 2nd series, III
no. 16
Illus. repr. ...Less
cat. no. 101
Roethlisberger, Marcel, 'Drawings around Claude, Part One: A Group of Sixty Grimaldesque Drawings' in 'Master Drawings', Winter 1965; 3, 4
no. 49
as by unknown artist
Illustrated London News, 13 Jan. 1962
Illus. repr. ...More
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 60
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 35
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 71
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 23
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 77
Vasari Society, 1922; 2nd series, III
no. 16
Illus. repr. ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, Esdaile’s hand: “1814 WE P46 N 1004”; lower centre edge, black ink: “Claudio Lorenese.”. Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: lower left corner and lower centre edge, dark brown ink: “100 x 13 Claude.”; lower edge, graphite: “From Collection of C.S. Bale. Arch of Titus.”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, pen and brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617). Verso: lower centre edge, stamped in black ink: Charles Sackville Bale (L.640). Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, Esdaile’s hand: “1814 WE P46 N 1004”; lower centre edge, black ink: “Claudio Lorenese.”. Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Verso: lower left corner and lower centre edge, dark brown ink: “100 x 13 Claude.”; lower edge, graphite: “From Collection of C.S. Bale. Arch of Titus.”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, pen and brown ink: William Esdaile (L.2617). Verso: lower centre edge, stamped in black ink: Charles Sackville Bale (L.640). Mount (removed, in portfolio from P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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