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Architectural capriccio (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1687-1769

Title

Architectural capriccio (recto)

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash (recto), graphite (verso), on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 20 cm
Width: 19.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2208

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

probably Albin Ritter von Prybram-Gladona, Munich (1890-1974); presumably purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 1926 (with D.1952.RW.2206, 2207, 2209 and 2210); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Scenes and Stages - Creating Architectural Illusion, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-27/07/2008

Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Southampton, 16/02/1970-04/03/1970

Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962 ...More

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961

Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943

Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1926-27 ...Less

Literature

Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 72

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 43

Inscriptions

Inscription: none.

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

Watermark: Verso: left centre: large star with six long points (of a similar type to Heawood 3870 though that has eight rays - Bologna 1735).

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