Gathering of bishops
Maker
(artist)
1730-1777
1730-1777
Title
Gathering of bishops
Date of Production
(circa) 1770 - 1777
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, brown and grey wash, on laid paper, with grey ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 20.4 cm
Width: 20.3 cm
Width: 20.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1862
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
Notes
This roundel belongs to a group of similarly formatted studies executed in pen and ink and wash depicting historical subjects, including three in the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille, and four recently on the art market. These sheets may date to the end of his career, ca. 1770-77.
Provenance
John Bouverie, England (around 1722-23-1750), L.325; Orioli (Florence); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, left centre edge, fragment: lower half of a shield with a bend, above monogram "VDL" (matches Churchill 433 - dated 1724).
Inscription: Verso: left centre, graphite: "Light Brown border".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: John Bouverie (L.325). Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: left centre, graphite: "Light Brown border".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: John Bouverie (L.325). Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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