Design for a pediment - Apollo and the Muses (?)
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1675-1734
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1663-1721
(artist)
1675-1734
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1663-1721
Title
Design for a pediment - Apollo and the Muses (?)
Medium
graphite on laid paper, laid down on a historic support with graphite borders
Dimensions
Height: 7.7 cm
Width: 28 cm
Width: 28 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3107.1
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
Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre edge: "B" (could match Heawood 2868-2870 - Madrid 1773 or London 1705, but as it's at the edge could also be cut off from longer mark).
Inscription: Verso (hidden behind support, visible via transmitted light): extensive sums in pen and brown ink.
Inscription: n
Inscription: 1a
Inscription: Designs by Legard for ornaments at Chatsworth
Inscription: Verso (hidden behind support, visible via transmitted light): extensive sums in pen and brown ink.
Inscription: n
Inscription: 1a
Inscription: Designs by Legard for ornaments at Chatsworth
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