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Two designs for a tabernacle, with the Chair of Saint Peter and corresponding plans

Maker

(artist)
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

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

Literature

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
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)

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