Interior of a forge
Maker
(artist)
1726-1796
1726-1796
Title
Interior of a forge
Date of Production
1794
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour (partly oxidised) on blue laid paper, on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 28.6 cm
Width: 42.2 cm
Width: 42.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3127
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
Robinson, Fisher & Harding (London), 29 July 1937, lot 190; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 17 February 1943 (£4); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Angelika Kauffmann und ihre Zeitgenossen, Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz and Osterreichisches Museum fur angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 23/07/1968-01/02/1969
Literature
Angelika Kauffmann und ihre Zeitgenossen, Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz and Osterreichisches Museum fur angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 1968 / 1969
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown bodycolour, signed by the artist and reinforced by a later hand: “Ant. Zucchi-1794.” Mount (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A 9611”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown bodycolour, signed by the artist and reinforced by a later hand: “Ant. Zucchi-1794.” Mount (historic), Recto: lower right corner, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A 9611”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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