View of Villa Giulia, Rome
Maker
(artist)
1621-1691
1621-1691
Title
View of Villa Giulia, Rome
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey-blue and yellow-brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 22.2 cm
Width: 38 cm
Width: 38 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2851
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
Montagu Henry Edmund Cecil Towneley-Bertie, 8th Earl of Abingdon (1887-1963); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 17 July 1935, lot 5 (with D.1952.RW.3207 and 3762); purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 21 September 1936 (£8); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
French paintings and drawings of the 17th century, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1971
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956 ...More
Landscape in French Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1949-1950
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
French Art 1600-1800, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 25/10/1938-10/12/1938
Drawings of Rome and Italy in the XVIIth century by Israel Silvestre, Colnaghi, London, 1935 ...Less
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
French 17th Century Drawings, Bristol City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1956 ...More
Landscape in French Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1949-1950
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
French Art 1600-1800, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 25/10/1938-10/12/1938
Drawings of Rome and Italy in the XVIIth century by Israel Silvestre, Colnaghi, London, 1935 ...Less
Literature
French paintings and drawings of the 17th century, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1971
cat. no. 30
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 34
Drawings of Rome and Italy in the XVIIth century by Israel Silvestre, Colnaghi, London, 1935, 1935
no. 1
cat. no. 30
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 34
Drawings of Rome and Italy in the XVIIth century by Israel Silvestre, Colnaghi, London, 1935, 1935
no. 1
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, right centre: unclear shape, unable to identify.
Inscription: Mount (removed, now kept in portfolio in P&D), Recto: lower right, graphite: “etched”; lower left, graphite: “x” with the left leg a check mark; beside that, graphite, now erased, Colnaghi price: “/cx/-”; lower left corner, graphite, erased: “Text [?]”; lower right corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A 7741”. Mount (removed, now kept separately), Verso: “Vigne du Pape Jules en dedans de la cour hors la porte du peuple à Rome”.
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, now kept in portfolio in P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (removed, now kept in portfolio in P&D), Recto: lower right, graphite: “etched”; lower left, graphite: “x” with the left leg a check mark; beside that, graphite, now erased, Colnaghi price: “/cx/-”; lower left corner, graphite, erased: “Text [?]”; lower right corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A 7741”. Mount (removed, now kept separately), Verso: “Vigne du Pape Jules en dedans de la cour hors la porte du peuple à Rome”.
Collector's mark: Mount (removed, now kept in portfolio in P&D), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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