View of Florence
Maker
(artist)
1800-1870
1800-1870
Title
View of Florence
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite, watercolour, bodycolour and varnish on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 23.1 cm
Width: 36.1 cm
Width: 36.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2431
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
purchased from an anonymous source by Colnaghi (London), 6 May 1942; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 6 May 1942, for £2; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/01/1965-01/05/1965
British Artists in Mediterranean Lands, Lake District Festival, Kendal, 07/07/1960-23/07/1960
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
British Artists in Mediterranean Lands, Lake District Festival, Kendal, 07/07/1960-23/07/1960
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
Literature
English Landscape Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965
cat. no. 44
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 38
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 61
cat. no. 44
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 38
Some British Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1948
no. 61
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown watercolour, signed: "J. B Pyne".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown watercolour, signed: "J. B Pyne".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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