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Design for a pediment - Apollo and the Muses (?)

Maker

Attributed to
(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

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

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