Pantheon and piazza
Maker
Roman Richter (artist)
born 1630
born 1630
Title
Pantheon and piazza
Date of Production
1649
Medium
graphite on laid paper, one figure in pen and brown ink, with grey ink framing lines, laid down on a support
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 35.2 cm
Width: 35.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.321
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
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: Recto, right centre: circle containing a bird (not found in Heawood, though difficult to see clearly due to support). Support (historic), Verso: small shield containing an “X”.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper centre on building, brown ink: “M.AGRIPPA.L.F.COS.TERTIVM.FECIT / IMP //”; lower left corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: “Richter del: Rome 1649.”. Support (historic), Recto: lower right edge, graphite, Witt number: “S 321”. Fragment of mount, now in file, Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “German #7 / Openmt ? Romanus Richter. op. 1626-1630 / Hieronymus Richter / op. 1651 / Roman Richter. 1649 / ob. c. 1630 1649 //”.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, upper centre on building, brown ink: “M.AGRIPPA.L.F.COS.TERTIVM.FECIT / IMP //”; lower left corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: “Richter del: Rome 1649.”. Support (historic), Recto: lower right edge, graphite, Witt number: “S 321”. Fragment of mount, now in file, Recto: lower right corner, graphite: “German #7 / Openmt ? Romanus Richter. op. 1626-1630 / Hieronymus Richter / op. 1651 / Roman Richter. 1649 / ob. c. 1630 1649 //”.
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