Design for an ornamental carriage
Maker
(artist)
1634-1689
1634-1689
Title
Design for an ornamental carriage
Medium
graphite, pen and ink (brown), watercolour on laid paper, hinged at the upper edge to a historic paper support
Dimensions
Height: 29.6 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3306
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
Heinrich Eisemann (Frankfurt am Main and London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Merz, Jörg, Pietro da Cortona und sein Kreis. Die Zeichnungen in Dusseldorf, Munich and Berlin 2005
p. 475, n. 171
p. 475, n. 171
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: possibly at Recto, left centre edge, but unclear and cut off.
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Ciro Ferri / Italian 1634-1687 //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Ciro Ferri / Italian 1634-1687 //
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