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Design for wall decoration of chapel at Hampton Court (recto)

Maker

(artist)
1675-1734

Title

Design for wall decoration of chapel at Hampton Court (recto)

Medium

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

Dimensions

Height: 15.5 cm
Width: 25.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.2243

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

Mrs. Esdaile; acquired from her by B.T. Batsford (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), before November 1926 (along with D.1952.RW.2223, 2225, 2227, 2228, 2230, 2231, 2233, 2237, 2245, 2246, 2248, 2250); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

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

An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Sir James Thornhill, Guildhall Art Gallery, London, 04/06/1958-10/07/1958

Literature

Croft-Murray, Edward, Decorative painting in England, 1537-1837: Early Tudor to Sir James Thornhill, London, 1962; 1
p. 269
Croft-Murray argues that this work is probably a sketch made by Thornhill of the east end of the Chapel of Hampton Court palace, in preparation for a planned decorative painting to which he may have contributed.

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 12

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 51

Inscriptions

Inscription: Verso: right centre edge, pen and ink (red): Lot 505; lower right corner, graphite: J D / 1 . 6 . Backing sheet (removed, in portfolio from P&D): Recto: centre, graphite: For the chapel Hampton Court; lower centre, graphite: J Thornhill. Verso: left, graphite: many drawn circles and ovals; upper centre, graphite: T

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, blindstamped, an empty circle: unidentified collector's mark? no match on Lugt (see photo: 4.5mm diameter). Backing sheet (removed, in portfolio from P&D): Verso: lower right corner, stamped in ink (black): collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

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