View of the west porch of the church of San Zeno, Verona
Maker
(artist)
1783-1852
1783-1852
Title
View of the west porch of the church of San Zeno, Verona
Date of Production
(or 1827?) 1824
Medium
graphite with stumping on buff wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 26.5 cm
Width: 36.8 cm
Width: 36.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3278
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 Thomas Barlow, Manchester (1883-1964); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 5 May 1943, lot 41; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£8, along with D.1952.RW.3277); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Turner, Prout, Steer - Three Bequests to the Courtauld Institute
Galleries, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1980
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977
British Artists in Mediterranean Lands, Lake District Festival, Kendal, 07/07/1960-23/07/1960
Galleries, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1980
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977
British Artists in Mediterranean Lands, Lake District Festival, Kendal, 07/07/1960-23/07/1960
Literature
Turner Prout Steer Three Bequests to the Courtauld Institute of Art, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1980
no. 7 (Prout)
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 54
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 38
no. 7 (Prout)
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 54
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 38
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, right centre: "1815"; right lower edge, cut off by edge: "[...]ITH" (perhaps of Pine, Smith and Allnutt?).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: the following on coloure notes within the drawing in graphite: on door behind women at lower centre: "gy", on wall at centre, graphite: "ydas / gn", on right column at centre: "aw", on right lion: "y", on right side of door: "cob[..?]", on left column: "y", on left side of door: "DK", on left lion: "rd"; lower right, graphite, location: "St. Zeno. / Verona".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: the following on coloure notes within the drawing in graphite: on door behind women at lower centre: "gy", on wall at centre, graphite: "ydas / gn", on right column at centre: "aw", on right lion: "y", on right side of door: "cob[..?]", on left column: "y", on left side of door: "DK", on left lion: "rd"; lower right, graphite, location: "St. Zeno. / Verona".
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