Procession passing the Doge's Palace in Venice
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1721-1780
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1721-1780
Title
Procession passing the Doge's Palace in Venice
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, pen and light brown and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper, the building and chariot cut out along their outlines, with the canopy and rear ornamentation of the chariot filled in on a separate piece of paper, all enclosed in brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 27.7 cm
Width: 40.5 cm
Width: 40.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3622
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
Beaux Arts Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: crowned coat-of-arms containing three stars (Heawood 824 – Venice 1784).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite: “1215/15”; centre, graphite: “B. Bellotto; lower right corner, graphite: “#2”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite: “1215/15”; centre, graphite: “B. Bellotto; lower right corner, graphite: “#2”.
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