Pantheon in an imaginary architectural setting (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1720-1778
1720-1778
Title
Pantheon in an imaginary architectural setting (recto)
Date of Production
(circa) 1745 - 1749
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto), graphite (verso), on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 12 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3341
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
Dr Carl Robert Rudolf, London (1884-1974); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 14 October 1943; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 19 October 1943, for £8 (as by 'Italian School, 18th century'); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Scenes and Stages - Creating Architectural Illusion, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-27/07/2008
The Primacy of Drawing, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 21/09/1991-03/11/1991; City Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent, 09/11/1991-05/01/1992; Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 11/01/1992-23/02/1992
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
The Primacy of Drawing, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 21/09/1991-03/11/1991; City Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent, 09/11/1991-05/01/1992; Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 11/01/1992-23/02/1992
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
Literature
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 60
cat. no. 60
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper right corner, graphite, unable to read: “T[…] Orso [?]”; lower centre edge, graphite, upside down: “Piranesi”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper right corner, graphite, unable to read: “T[…] Orso [?]”; lower centre edge, graphite, upside down: “Piranesi”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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