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View of the interior of a classical building, with workmen engaged on excavation

Maker

Attributed to
(Artists)
1730-1794

Formerly attributed to
(Artists)
1722-1820

Title

View of the interior of a classical building, with workmen engaged on excavation

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink, watercolour on laid paper, executed using a ruler and compass, with a brown ink framing line only on the right edge, laid down on a thick support

Dimensions

Height: 36.8 cm
Width: 48 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3186

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

A. Berthel, Surrey; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 11 November 1942; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1872-1952, London), L.2228b, 27 November 1942 (£12, as by 'English school'); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: visible in raking light on verso left centre of support but unable to see clearly.

Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: on piece of tape stuck to upper edge, red ink: “Jacques Louis Clerisseau / 1722 – 1820”; lower right, graphite: “Panini”.

Collector's mark: Support (historic), Verso; lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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