Two designs for a tabernacle, with the Chair of Saint Peter and corresponding plans
Maker
(artist)
1678-1736
1678-1736
Title
Two designs for a tabernacle, with the Chair of Saint Peter and corresponding plans
Medium
graphite, pen and ink (brown), wash (brown and grey) on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 39.5 cm
Width: 27.6 cm
Width: 27.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1667
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
O. Fallani (Rome) [stamp on verso]; Sotheby's (London), 24 - 25 July 1923, lot 171 (as Bernini, with 5 other sheets); purchased there (with D.1952.RW.1666) by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1.75); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Southampton, 16/02/1970-04/03/1970 ...More
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961 ...Less
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Southampton, 16/02/1970-04/03/1970 ...More
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961 ...Less
Literature
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 27
cat. no. 27
Inscriptions
Watermark: Recto, right of centre: circle with a border containing a fleur-de-lis, surmounted by letter "V" (variant of Heawood 1592 - Rome 1739).
Stamp: O. FALLANI / VIA SISTINA 124
Inscription: 70
Inscription: 641 [?]
Inscription: o.
Inscription: 1667
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Stamp: O. FALLANI / VIA SISTINA 124
Inscription: 70
Inscription: 641 [?]
Inscription: o.
Inscription: 1667
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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